Japan says 23 passengers mistakenly left virus ship before testing
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Around 100 more passengers were allowed to disembark from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship on…
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Asia
Third passenger from Japan cruise ship dies: health ministry
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A third passenger has died after contracting the coronavirus on a cruise ship that was quarantined…
4 years ago
Drop in new China virus cases as death toll reaches 2,345: govt
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll in China from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 109, the National…
4 years ago
US says, preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The United States is preparing to sign a deal with the Taliban on February 29,…
4 years ago
Iraq, Kuwait on alert as coronavirus deaths rise in Iran
by Salam FARAJ BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi and Kuwaiti authorities were on high alert Friday after banning travel the…
4 years ago
UPDATED: Israel confirms first case of new coronavirus
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel confirmed its first case of new coronavirus Friday, in a citizen who flew home from…
4 years ago
Erdogan urges ‘concrete action’ over Idlib crisis
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for "concrete action" to prevent a crisis in Syria's last…
4 years ago
Iran says, two more deaths among 13 new coronavirus cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's health ministry Friday reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in the…
4 years ago
DIY virus protection: Hong Kongers making own masks amid shortages
by Yan Zhao and Katie Forster HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- With chronic face mask shortages in the midst of…
4 years ago
Young Chinese doctor dies of coronavirus
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A 29-year-old doctor at the epicenter of China's new coronavirus outbreak has died from the disease,…
4 years ago
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