health

Pompeo slams China’s ‘malign activity’ as he meets Asian allies

  by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Tuesday of…

Trump leaves hospital for White House — removes mask immediately, claims to have beaten COVID

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump checked out of hospital Monday…

IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved new emergency aid for 28 of the…

North Korea’s Kim orders 80-day ‘battle’ to boost economy

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a nationwide drive to boost the ailing…

New York closes schools in virus-hit areas over second wave fears

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will temporarily close schools in nine neighborhoods experiencing an uptick in coronavirus…

Trump criticized for leaving hospital to greet supporters

  by Brian Knowlton and Joshua Melvin Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump sparked…

Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’: WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covid-19 pandemic is having a "devastating impact" on mental…

US-British trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery

by Pia OHLIN STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the…

Venezuela’s Maduro says son to join virus vaccine trial

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday his son will join trials of Sputnik V, the coronavirus…

Britain passes 500,000 coronavirus cases

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The United Kingdom passed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus infections on Sunday, official figures showed, in the…

New Zealand PM says ‘we beat the virus again’

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand "beat the virus again" and announced…

Repatriated student from PHL is Solomon Islands’ first recorded coronavirus case

Honiara, Solomon Islands (AFP) -- The Solomon Islands announced they have lost the battle to stay free of the coronavirus,…

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