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China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll

  by Patrick BAERT / Helen ROXBURGH Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the novel…

Thai mall gunman shot dead after deadly rampage

  by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene Chen Agence France Presse NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AFP) -- A Thai soldier who killed…

Thai soldier holds out in mall after killing 20 in mass shooting

by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene Chen NAKSON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AFP)--A Thai soldier who killed 20 people in a shooting spree…

China virus death toll soars to 722: official

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 722 on Saturday, surpassing…

Hong Kong Airlines to lay off 400 staff as virus hits city

    HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of…

China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies

  by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the…

China’s Xi discusses coronavirus with Trump: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday with US President Donald Trump on the novel coronavirus…

Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship treble to 61

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Another 41 people on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan have the new coronavirus, the country's…

JUST IN: Confirmed China coronavirus infections climb past 30,000

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of total confirmed infections in China from the coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 31,161,…

Another 41 on Japan cruise have new coronavirus: NHK

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 41 people on board a cruise ship off Japan's coast have tested positive for the…

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