China virus death toll nears 1,500 but new cases fall
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic rose to 1,483 on Friday but the number of…
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Asia
Japan confirms first death of person with new coronavirus
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new coronavirus to…
6 years ago
Magnitude 6.9 quake shakes Kurilsk, Russia
(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6.9 quake shook Kuril'sk, a town in Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 13, at UTC 10:33…
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Japan cruise ship virus cases jump to 218
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse Another 44 people on board a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have…
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As China needs virus masks, phone and diaper makers fill void
by Beiyi SEOW BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A diaper manufacturer in eastern China was closed for the Lunar New Year…
6 years ago
China removes party chief of virus epicenter province
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has sacked the top political leader of virus-stricken Hubei province, the epicenter of an epidemic…
6 years ago
44 more COVID-19 cases on Japan ship: health minister
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 44 people onboard a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have tested positive for the…
6 years ago
Virus death toll surges as China changes way it counts cases
by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet BEIJING, China (AFP) --The number of deaths and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak…
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World’s oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 112-year-old Japanese man has been crowned the world's oldest male, claiming that smiling is the…
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WHO says, ‘way too early’ to predict end of novel coronavirus
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN health agency on Wednesday cautioned it was "way too early" to say whether COVID-19…
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