WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak surged…
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Virus-hit province rewards doctors’ children with extra exam points
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Children of China's frontline medical workers battling the deadly coronavirus will be awarded extra exam points…
4 years ago
At least 14 dead in apparent toxic gas leak in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- An apparent gas leak killed at least 14 people near the Pakistani port city of Karachi,…
4 years ago
Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan
by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 88 people from a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for…
4 years ago
Facebook blocks Singapore anti-govt page, slams misinformation law
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Facebook on Tuesday blocked the page of an anti-government website in Singapore following demand from authorities…
4 years ago
Japan completes virus testing for quarantined ship
by Harumi OZAWA Agence France Presse YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said on Tuesday it had completed tests on…
4 years ago
Bare-faced robbery: thieves steal 6,000 hygiene masks in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Thieves in Japan have made off with some 6,000 surgical masks from a hospital, with the…
4 years ago
Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan
by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for…
4 years ago
Qatar says, talks stall with Saudi to defuse Gulf crisis
by Gregory WALTON DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Talks between Doha and Riyadh to resolve a two-year regional spat have stalled,…
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Shanghai virus hospital tries array of treatments in ‘big test’
by Noel CELIS SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- In a sprawling medical compound an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai, doctors are…
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