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COVID-19 cases explode in California prison

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 cases has exploded in one of California's oldest prisons, San…

Two Nets players positive for COVID ahead of NBA restart

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan will not play again this season and teammate Spencer…

US records more than 42,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: tally

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded at least 42,000 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours,…

US records more than 42,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: tally

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded at least 42,000 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the…

New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of…

Chinese coronavirus vaccine approved for military use

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's military has approved a coronavirus vaccine for use within its ranks that has been developed…

Nets ace Chandler to skip NBA restart

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler ruled himself out of the NBA's restarted season on…

Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Duran hospitalized with COVID-19

  PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) -- Panamanian Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran, six-time boxing world champion, was hospitalized in non-life-threatening…

Australia starts virus testing blitz to curb surge in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Health workers fanned out across suburbs of Melbourne Friday in a testing blitz aimed at choking…

Israel wields startup tech against coronavirus second wave

by Guillaume Lavallee Agence France-Presse TEL-AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israel's armoury in the battle against the novel coronavirus includes thermal…

UN says Covid will increase the risks associated with drug trafficking

Vienna, Austria (AFP) — The new coronavirus pandemic could hit drug markets just as the 2008 economic crisis did, exacerbating…

Italy study shows mosquitoes cannot transmit coronavirus

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- A new scientific study by Italy's national health institute ISS shows that mosquitoes are unable to…

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