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Google cancels developers gathering due to coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Tuesday canceled its major annual gathering of software developers amid concerns over…

Twitter staff told to work from home over virus fears

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in…

Iran says, 77 now dead from coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's health ministry announced on Tuesday that 11 more people had died from the new coronavirus…

France shuts dozens of schools in bid to contain coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French officials have closed about 120 schools in areas that have reported the largest numbers of…

South Korea declares ‘war’ on coronavirus as cases exceed 5,000

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared "war" against the coronavirus on Tuesday, as the country…

G7 gears up to tackle coronavirus economic impact

by Richard LEIN PARIS, France (AFP) -- Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank chiefs were set to hold…

Senegal confirms first coronavirus case

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Senegal confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, marking just the second infection…

WHO says, world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises

by Laurent Thomet with Issam Ahmed in Washington PEQUIM, China (AFP) -- The world has entered uncharted territory in its…

Italy faces recession as coronavirus hits economy

by Céline CORNU MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's economy performed woefully in 2019 and is set to do even worse…

OPEC to try to stem oil price plunge amid coronavirus slowdown

by Benoît PELEGRIN LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The OPEC club of oil-producing countries meets Thursday in Vienna as they…

S. Korea coronavirus cases approach 5,000

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's coronavirus case total -- the largest in the world outside China -- approached…

Global sport heavily disrupted by coronavirus

by Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus is disrupting sport around the world with the MotoGP races in…

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