Japan set to extend virus emergency to May 31
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government prepared Monday to extend its nationwide state of emergency to the end of May…
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Asia
US Secretary of State Pompeo steps up pressure on China over pandemic handling
by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday stepped up a US campaign to hold…
6 years ago
Russia sees record rise of more than 10,000 in one day as total virus cases surge past 130,000
by Anna SMOLCHENKO Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Sunday reported a new record daily rise…
6 years ago
North Korea’s Kim reappears after weeks of speculation
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse North Korea's Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in nearly…
6 years ago
North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing…
6 years ago
South Korea reports zero new domestic coronavirus cases
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea Thursday reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the first time…
6 years ago
South Korea leads virus success in Asia as drug trial raises hope
by Kang Jin-kyu with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea, once one of the…
6 years ago
Japan to extend state of emergency over virus: reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to extend a nationwide state of emergency imposed over…
6 years ago
South Korea reports zero new domestic coronavirus cases
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea reported zero new locally transmitted coronavirus cases Thursday, the first time no infections…
6 years ago
‘Don’t waste a minute’: Chinese firm readies mass vaccine production
by Patrick BAERT Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A researcher in a lab coat in Beijing holds up…
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