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NBA loses ‘hundreds of millions’ in China over Hong Kong tweet

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday the league expects to lose "several hundred…

China toll leaps past 1,600 as first death reported outside Asia

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the new…

US defense chief warns NATO of China’s Huawei ‘threat’, asks allies not to allow it to build new 5G networks

https://youtu.be/POwpCSvTzcw by Damon WAKE Agence France Presse MUNICH, Germany (AFP) -- Top US officials fired a fresh broadside at Huawei…

Egypt confirms first coronavirus case in Africa

  CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt's health ministry on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in…

Death toll in China epidemic surges past 1,500; more than 66,000 infections reported

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 143…

Beijing orders returnees to quarantine as virus death roll hits 1,523

  by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped…

US offers to help virus efforts in N.Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday promised to support aid work in North Korea to combat…

Japan to begin moving some off quarantined cruise ship

by Hiroshi Hiyama with Kyoko Hasegawa in Tokyo YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities were preparing Friday to move some…

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…

White House ‘disappointed’ in China’s virus transparency

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States feels let down by a lack of transparency from China over the…

No major change in ‘trajectory’ of coronavirus outbreak: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday said a sharp rise in reported COVID-19 cases in China,…

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…

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