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Bronx zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution…

US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US naval commander whose widely publicized plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led…

Spain sees third daily drop in coronavirus deaths

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain saw its third consecutive daily decline in the number of people dying from the coronavirus…

Haiti reports its first coronavirus death

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Haiti on Sunday reported its first novel coronavirus death, a 55-year-old man who had underlying…

France reports lowest daily virus toll in a week, total now 8,078

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Sunday reported 357 coronavirus deaths in hospital in 24 hours, the lowest daily increase…

Ecuador VP apologizes after virus corpses left on streets

  QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's vice president Otto Sonnenholzner has apologized after scores of bodies were left on the…

Coronavirus pandemic ‘amplifying’ poverty in UK

  by Jean-Baptiste OUBRIER Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic is increasing poverty in Britain,…

130 Hong Kong police to be quarantined after colleagues infected with COVID-19

HONG KONG, Chinaa (AFP) -- About 130 of Hong Kong's frontline riot police officers will be sent to quarantine camp…

Italy’s intensive care virus cases drop for first time

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy saw its first drop Saturday in the number of patients receiving intensive care treatment for…

FIFA cancels all June internationals over virus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- All international football matches scheduled for June were postponed on Friday following the first meeting of…

OPEC, allies to seek response to coronavirus pandemic

by Benoît PELEGRIN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- OPEC and its allies will meet to discuss oil production…

World’s virus toll tops 60,000 as advice on masks shifts

by Phil HAZLEWOOD with AFP bureaus Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The global death toll in the coronavirus…

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