Virus

Mother of Timberwolves’ Towns dies after virus battle

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Jacqueline Towns, mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday of complications of…

US records 1,509 deaths in past 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 1,509 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24…

France extends lockdown as countries see hope of virus peak

by Joseph Schmid and Stuart Williams, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France extended its nationwide…

New York governor says ‘worst is over’ as virus toll tops 10,000

by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York's governor declared Monday that the "worst…

IMF approves debt relief for 25 poor countries

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to…

UK coronavirus death toll rises by 717, to 11,329

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The death toll in Britain from coronavirus has risen to 11,329, according to health ministry…

Germany moving towards gradual reopening as virus cases drops

by Yannick PASQUET Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is moving towards a progressive lifting of restrictions linked…

Sailor from US aircraft carrier dies of COVID-19

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A sailor who was aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier died Monday of COVID-19,…

Spain eases lockdown as hopes of pandemic peak rise

by Hazel Ward, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain reopened parts of its coronavirus-stricken economy…

Three Turkish prisoners die of coronavirus

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Three Turkish prisoners have died from the coronavirus, Turkey's justice minister said Monday as he announced…

Iran reports 111 virus deaths, raising total to 4,585

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's health ministry on Monday reported another 111 deaths from the novel coronavirus, taking the official…

Virus death toll falls again in Spain with 517 dead: government

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The daily death toll in Spain resumed its downward trend on Monday after another 517 people…

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