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Passengers leave Japan virus ship after testing negative for COVID-19

by Miwa Suzuki and Hiroshi Hiyama Agence France Presse YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise…

China virus death toll surges past 2,000, but new cases fall for 2nd straight day

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped past 2,000 on Wednesday after 136…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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