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Nepal reports South Asia’s first confirmed case of deadly virus

  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Health authorities in Nepal on Friday confirmed that a student who returned from Wuhan, China…

UPDATED: Powerful quake kills 21 in eastern Turkey

  by Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Agence France Presse ELAZIG, Turkey (AFP) --A powerful earthquake has killed…

Deadly corona virus death toll jumps to 41 in China; more than 1,000 now infected

  WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed deaths from a deadly viral outbreak in China has risen to…

‘See the doctor’: fever-hit patients fret in Wuhan as city is locked down

https://youtu.be/Ev3jTvvsEW4   by Sebastien Ricci and Leo Ramirez Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Trapped in a Chinese city…

Thousands protest in Iraq to demand ouster of US troops

  by Ammar Karim and Ayman Henna Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Thousands of supporters of populist Iraqi…

China rushes to build new 1,000-bed hospital for coronavirus patients within 10 days

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat…

Shanghai Disneyland closes over China virus concerns

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai Disneyland will close until further notice this weekend due to a deadly virus outbreak…

Updated: At least 13 cities in China under transport ban as coronavirus death toll rises to 26

  China has imposed a travel ban in more cities, including the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan, bringing…

South Korea confirms second coronavirus case

  South Korea on Friday confirmed its second case of the SARS-like virus that has killed at least 25 in…

Japan confirms second coronavirus case

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's health ministry said Friday it had confirmed the country's second case of a novel…

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