No soap, no water: billions lack basic protection against virus
by Kelly MACNAMARA with AFP bureaux PARIS, France (AFP) -- As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with…
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Coronavirus cases in Germany soar past 10,000: official data
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany has recorded 10,999 cases of the coronavirus, official data showed Thursday, with the number of…
6 years ago
Japan’s northern Hokkaido lifts state of emergency over virus
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday lifted a state of emergency declared last month…
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Virus-hit Wuhan waits for barriers to come down
WUHAN, China (AFP) -- A network of makeshift barriers has kept residents walled in their neighborhoods for weeks in Wuhan,…
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Russia registers first coronavirus death
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia registered the first death of a patient infected with the coronavirus on Thursday, an elderly…
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Italy to extend lockdown measures over virus: Conte
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Thursday that the week-long lockdown in Italy, the European country hit…
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Thai hospitals deploy ‘ninja robots’ to aid virus battle
by Pitcha DANGPRASITH and Lillian SUWANRUMPHA BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai hospitals are deploying "ninja robots" to measure fevers and…
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Philippine stocks plunge nearly 25% after virus trading halt
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine shares plunged by nearly 25 percent on Thursday only moments after the Manila stock exchange…
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US suspends routine visa services: State Dept
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is suspending routine visa services in most countries because of the coronavirus…
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Australia bans non-residents from arrival: PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday unveiled an unprecedented ban on any non-residents arriving into the country, ratcheting up…
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Two US members of Congress test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two US lawmakers including a Florida representative on Wednesday became the first members of Congress…
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Chinese PM pledges two million anti-virus masks to EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU Commission chief said Wednesday that China will send Europe 50,000 coronavirus testing kits and…
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