China virus death toll tops 1,100; but new cases fall for 2nd straight day
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic climbed…
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‘Exhausted’: Doctors at China’s virus epicenter overworked and unprotected
by Eva Xiao and Ludovic Ehret BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Doctors on the frontline of China's new coronavirus epidemic are…
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Severely disabled lawmakers in Japan fight ‘invisibility’
by Miwa SUZUKI TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago has a neurological disease that means he cannot speak…
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Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears
by Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hotpot has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak after ten…
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UPDATED: Japan cruise ship coronavirus cases climb to 174
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An additional 39 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the…
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China virus death toll reaches 1,110: govt
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of fatalities from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,110 nationwide on Wednesday after…
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Ultra-rare snowfall carpets Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Residents of Baghdad rushed to have snowball fights or take photographs Tuesday as the Iraqi capital…
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WHO head sees chance to stop virus which poses ‘grave’ threat
by Laurent Thomet and Jing Xuan Teng BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Countries have a chance of stopping the global spread…
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Taiwan seeks lifting of PHL travel ban, says it is “wrong” for Taiwan to be confused with China
(Eagle News) -- Taiwan on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said that it would continue to communicate with the Philippine government…
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Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world: AFP situationer in ground zero of virus epidemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVXAYMG-gSs Photos by Hector Retamal and video by Leo Ramirez. by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China…
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