Turkey virus death toll exceeds 200
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- More than 200 people have died from COVID-19 in Turkey, which has ramped up tests to…
6 years ago
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Iran reports 141 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,898
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) --Iran said Tuesday 141 more people have died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll in…
6 years ago
Nineteen killed in massive China forest fire
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Eighteen firefighters and one forestry guide died while fighting a huge forest fire in southwestern China,…
6 years ago
Saudi to raise oil exports to record levels as price war rages
by Anuj Chopra with Omar Hasan in Dubai RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will…
6 years ago
Japan destroyer, China fishing boat in collision: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese naval destroyer and a Chinese fishing boat have collided in the sea off Shanghai…
6 years ago
Iran reports 117 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,757
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's official coronavirus death toll reached 2,757 on Monday and the number of infections crossed 40,000,…
6 years ago
Moscow begins lockdown, as Russia regions prepare for confinement
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow on Monday imposed a lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus…
6 years ago
UPDATED: One dead, 127 hurt in China passenger train derailment
CHENZHOU, China (AFP) -- One person was killed and 127 injured when a passenger train derailed in central China on…
6 years ago
UAE opens drive-through coronavirus testing site
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates said it has launched a drive-through coronavirus testing facility as…
6 years ago
North Korea says, it tested ‘super-large’ rocket launchers
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea successfully tested "super-large multiple rocket launchers", state media said…
6 years ago
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