Backlash against Trump exiting WHO as world virus cases top 6 mn
by Celine Le Prioux with Daniel Lawler in Paris and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump…
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COVID-19 cases worldwide top 6 million, with over 360,000 deaths as more countries ease lockdown
(Eagle News) – The total coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million with more than 368,000 deaths as infections continued…
6 years ago
Brazil COVID-19 death toll hits 27,878, surpassing hard-hit Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Friday reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of…
6 years ago
US records 1,225 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 1,225 coronavirus deaths on Friday, bringing its total to 102,798 since…
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Trump cuts ties with WHO mid-pandemic, signals end of US funding for UN agency
by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Friday…
6 years ago
Scottish island pilots drone deliveries of medical supplies
by Stuart GRAHAM Agence France-Presse OBAN, United Kingdom(AFP) — In a field overlooking the Lorn and Islands Hospital in the town…
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South Korea limits school numbers over virus spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Friday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in…
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World’s officially oldest man dies in UK aged 112
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The world's oldest man, according to the Guinness World Records, has died from cancer in…
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Plastic bubble brings joy to French nursing home
by Elia VAISSIERE PICTURES BY DENIS CHARLET Agence France-Presse BOURBOURG, France (AFP) — Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband…
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Israel tests 100,000 to prevent pandemic ‘second wave’
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel has launched a campaign to test 100,000 people for novel coronavirus antibodies as the country…
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Pharma chiefs see coronavirus vaccine by year-end, but challenges ‘daunting’
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical company executives said Thursday that one or several COVID-19 vaccines could begin…
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10% of diabetics die within days of coronavirus hospitalization: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- One in 10 diabetics with coronavirus dies within seven days of hospital admission, according to a…
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