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WATCH: Europeans show solidarity with medical staff battling coronavirus outbreak

(AFP) — Europeans clap and cheer from their balconies and windows to show their support for medical staff on the…

Ireland recruits 30,000 in COVID-19 crisis drive

DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) -- More than 30,000 people have answered the Irish government's call for qualified professionals and volunteers to…

Madrid launches coronavirus app

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- At the epicenter of Spain's coronavirus outbreak, the Madrid region is launching an appl to help…

US Senate Republicans present $1 trillion virus relief package

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday presented a $1 trillion emergency relief package to…

US fast-tracking antimalarials to treat coronavirus

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment against…

Cruise ships could become floating hospitals, Trump says

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Cruise ships could be converted into floating hospitals to treat cases of the novel coronavirus,…

NBA Nuggets announce coronavirus positive in ‘organization’

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A member of the NBA's Denver Nuggets organization tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus…

Spain virus death toll soars nearly 30 percent to 767

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Thursday announced that deaths from the novel coronavirus had jumped by nearly 30 percent…

Virus whistleblower doctor punished ‘inappropriately’: Chinese probe

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Police in China's virus epicenter Wuhan acted "inappropriately" by punishing a doctor who blew the whistle…

103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: report

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A 103-year-old woman in Iran has recovered after being infected with the new coronavirus, state media…

Iran says, 149 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 1,284

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian authorities on Thursday announced 149 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the toll to…

Mexico reports first coronavirus death

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico has reported its first coronavirus case -- a 41-year-old man who died Wednesday in…

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