China revises up Wuhan death toll as US plots re-opening
The Chinese city at the origin of the coronavirus outbreak revised up its death toll by 50 percent Friday, as…
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The Chinese city at the origin of the coronavirus outbreak revised up its death toll by 50 percent Friday, as…
Published on 17.04.2020 by AFP AFPAgence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year Award on Thursday with a picture…
Published on 17.04.2020 by AFP AFPCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced they were self-isolating Thursday as she undergoes tests for the new…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPThe Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museums in the Dutch capital Amsterdam said Thursday they were closing until the end of…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPPresident Donald Trump and Ireland's visiting prime minister, Leo Varadkhar, had a "strange" moment Thursday when it came to the…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications chief, who met Donald Trump last weekend at his Florida resort, has tested positive for…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans Thursday for a sweeping lockdown of the capital's 12 million people, including a halt…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPEurope's travel sector reacted with dismay Thursday to a US-imposed trans-Atlantic travel ban with the share price of major airlines…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPPresident Donald Trump had one job to do in a primetime address on coronavirus: reassure an anxious nation, a panicking…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPThe Sao Paulo stock exchange suspended trading for the third time this week Thursday as shares plunged more than 11…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPStock markets tumbled across the globe and oil prices slumped Thursday after President Donald Trump banned all travel from mainland…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPAt least 13 people were killed in fighting in the Central African Republic where rival armed factions are battling after…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPEuropean officials reacted with surprise and anger Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed a trans-Atlantic travel ban they fear…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPMcLaren pulled out of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix Thursday after a team member tested positive for coronavirus, throwing the…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPReal Madrid went into quarantine on Thursday as La Liga announced Spain's top two divisions will be suspended for at…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPIraqi and United Nations officials scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPChina has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of the coronavirus, expedition organisers said Thursday, ahead of the spring climbing…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPWhen amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate -- even though they were big, dark…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPDisgraced Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's corruption trial was halted Thursday after his defence team were reportedly ordered to self-quarantine over…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPAn air strike killed 26 fighters of Iraqi paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi in eastern Syria after a deadly attack on…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPBehind a closed metal gate and a sign barring entry to outsiders, dozens of religious sect members are quarantined in…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPTwitter has ordered all staff globally to work from home in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPNew York City has postponed its annual St Patrick's Day parade over the global coronavirus pandemic, officials said late Wednesday,…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPAn outspoken ruler mired in conflicts is ousted without warning from his palace and banished under armed guard into an…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPAn outspoken ruler mired in conflicts is ousted without warning from his palace and banished under armed guard into an…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPPreventing Japanese from gathering to enjoy cherry blossom season because of coronavirus would be like "taking hugs away from Italians,"…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be tested for the new coronavirus, his spokesman said Thursday, as two key government buildings…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPWith Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPIt's a race against time at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, where a new intensive care unit is being assembled…
Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFPEquities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to…
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