Who will feed us?’: viral shutdown hits N. Africa’s precarious workers
by Sophie Pons with Algiers, Rabat and Tunis bureaux RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- In Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, workers in…
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Two weeks after NBA shutdown, US sports landscape barren
by Jim SLATER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Imagine a Masters with fall foliage instead of spring flowers, an NBA…
6 years ago
Jobless benefits spat snags Senate’s huge US relief package
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Republican opposition to expanding certain unemployment benefits was delaying Senate passage Wednesday…
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Coronavirus could become seasonal: top US scientist
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior…
6 years ago
US freezes overseas troop movements in virus lockdown
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Mark Esper ordered a 60-day freeze Wednesday on moves by US troops…
6 years ago
Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the…
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Nigeria receives COVID-19 test kits from Chinese billionaire Ma
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria on Wednesday received test kits and protective gear from China's richest man, Jack Ma, to…
6 years ago
Paris region cuts public transport further in virus fight
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Metro and rail services in Paris and its suburbs will be cut to a minimum as…
6 years ago
Virus panic grips Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
by Suzauddin RUBEL with Sam JAHAN in Dhaka KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- The sewage-soaked alleys and cramped canvas and bamboo…
6 years ago
Three billion under lockdown as UN warns virus threatens humanity
by Hazel WARD, with Philippe RATER at the United Nations MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- More than three billion people are…
6 years ago
New York governor says, social distancing slowing coronavirus
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of the coronavirus in New York,…
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US coronavirus cases cross 60,000, 827 dead: tracker
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the United States reached 60,115…
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