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Brazil surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases: official

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put…

US notches record 68,428 new virus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --The United States on Thursday set yet another record for new coronavirus cases with 68,428 infections…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus again

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus again, CNN Brazil said on Wednesday, quoting the…

Disneyland Paris reopens, but no hugs for Donald

MARNE-LA-VALLEE, France (AFP) -- Disneyland Paris, Europe's biggest private tourist attraction, reopened its gates Wednesday after four months of coronavirus…

Tokyo on top virus alert level after new cases

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo is on its highest coronavirus alert level after a spike in new cases, the city's…

US clocks up another 63,000 virus cases in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 63,262 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, according to…

Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel…

Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case…

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine enters final stage trial July 27: statement

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of its…

Virus-hit Singapore plunges into recession as economy shrinks 41%

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell 41.2 percent quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent…

Second virus wave in UK could see 120,000 deaths: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A second coronavirus wave in Britain this winter could see 120,000 deaths in hospitals alone…

Hong Kong patient received blood from donor with coronavirus

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong authorities on Monday said that a patient had received blood from a…

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