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Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health

South Korea played down a report Tuesday that the North's leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
‘We could die in our homes’: Malawians resist virus lockdown

While much of the world labours under strict coronavirus lockdowns, Malawi has bucked the trend after a court blocked attempts…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’

Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America,…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
UK parliament returns with virtual virus measures

The British parliament returns on Tuesday from an extended Easter break, with MPs encouraged to attend via videolink for the…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Virus turns health workers in Egypt into ‘outcasts’

After showing symptoms similar to those of the coronavirus, Egyptian doctor Ahmed Negm went into self-isolation in an old apartment,…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus

Will the novel coronavirus leave you short of breath or make you lose your sense of smell? And if you…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus

Will the novel coronavirus leave you short of breath or make you lose your sense of smell? And if you…
Published on 21.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Mexico marks deadliest day amid coronavirus lockdown

Mexico has recorded its deadliest day this year, official data showed Monday, with 105 murders the previous day amid the…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
France reaches ‘painful’ landmark of 20,000 virus dead

France on Monday announced it had become the fourth country worldwide to register over 20,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus,…
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Luxury Moscow clinic becomes coronavirus ‘battleground’

A small elderly woman lies curled up in bedsheets with an oxygen tube in her nose, coughing as doctors cocooned…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Main market in Burkina capital reopens as virus lockdown lifts

It was back to business at the sprawling central market of Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on Monday after a…
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Italy’s current virus cases fall for first time

Italy reported its first drop on Monday in the number of people currently suffering from the novel coronavirus since it…
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Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz agree emergency unity govt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a historic deal Monday with one-time rival parliament speaker Benny Gantz to form an…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Algeria targets online media

Algerian authorities have blocked a third online news website that covered the anti-government "Hirak" protest movement, stirring condemnation Monday from…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz agree emergency unity govt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a historic deal Monday with one-time rival parliament speaker Benny Gantz to form an…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Mistrust and black market flourish in Nigeria as virus spreads

A black market in coronavirus test kits is flourishing in Nigeria, spurred in part by negligible faith in the country's…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Joy or fear? Mixed feelings as Ghana ends virus lockdown

While some Ghanaians were relieved to get back to work Monday, others were left fretting after the country became the…
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US urges China to lift restrictions on rights lawyer

The United States called Monday on China to lift restrictions on the movements of prominent lawyer Wang Quanzhang and urged…
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Cash cows: Chad repays $100-mln Angola debt with cattle

Angola has received a herd of more than 1,000 cattle from Chad, a government official said Monday, the latest shipment…
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Wildlife photographer Peter Beard dead at 82

Peter Beard, the influential photographer renowned for his wildlife shots, was found dead after going missing several weeks ago. He…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Lesotho politicians vow ‘dignified, secure’ exit for PM

Political players in Lesotho have pledged a "dignified and secure" exit deal for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane who is under…
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India partially eases lockdown, but effort falters

Absent staff and broken supply chains scuppered efforts by some Indian industries to restart Monday, weeks after the government ordered…
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Laughter fills Norway’s nurseries as they reopen

Most were itching to meet their friends, others a little wary about leaving their parents: the youngest Norwegians started returning…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Brexit talks resume under coronavirus cloud

British and EU officials were scheduled to restart Brexit trade talks Monday after a break because of the coronavirus, which…
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Police clash with residents in Paris suburbs amid lockdown

Police fought running battles overnight in Paris's low-income northern suburbs with residents alleging heavy-handedness by officers enforcing France's strict coronavirus…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Europe takes cautious steps to ease virus lockdowns

Germany and other parts of Europe took tentative steps to ease lockdown measures on Monday but officials warned the battle…
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Merkel anxious as Germany begins opening up

Some small shops in Germany reopened on Monday as the country took a cautious step toward returning to normal, though…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Viral content: Tokyo governor’s distancing call is online hit

Manga, music and even video games: calls from Tokyo's governor for residents to practise social distancing to stem the spread…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Virgin Australia to go into administration: source

Troubled airline Virgin Australia on Monday moved toward voluntary administration, an AFP source said, becoming the largest airline yet to…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP
God, not masks: Magufuli’s Tanzania is an outlier on virus response

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has called on citizens to turn to God and to keep the economy turning, but as…
Published on 20.04.2020 par AFP AFP