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• 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…

  Published on 17.04.2020 by AFP AFP

• AFP’s Yasuyoshi Chiba wins top World Press Photo prize for Sudan protest picture

  Agence 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 AFP

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  Canada PM working from home as wife tested for COVID-19

  Canadian 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 AFP

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  Top Dutch museums close over coronavirus

  The 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 AFP

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  Trump says politicians need to shake handshaking habit

  President 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 AFP

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  Brazilian who met Trump tests positive for COVID-19

  Brazilian 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 AFP

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  Philippine president orders virus lockdown of capital

  Philippine 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 AFP

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  Airline stocks nosedive as US travel ban hits EU travel sector

  Europe'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 AFP

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  Tasked with reassuring US, Trump fumbles and fumes

  President 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 AFP

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  Brazil stocks plunge amid virus havoc, trading halted

  The 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 AFP

• Stocks, oil plunge as Trump travel ban fans recession fears

  Stock 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 AFP

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  Central Africa militia fighting kills 13

  At 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 AFP

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  Europe furious over Trump’s unilateral travel ban

  European 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 AFP

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  Season-opening Australian Grand Prix in chaos as McLaren pulls out

  McLaren 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 AFP

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  Real Madrid in quarantine as La Liga suspends fixtures

  Real 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 AFP

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  Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike

  Iraqi 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 AFP

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  China shuts down Everest over coronavirus

  China 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 AFP

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  Hand-made tale: Indian amputee’s new lower limbs adapt to her body

  When 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 AFP

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  Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s trial halted over virus scare

  Disgraced 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 AFP

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  East Syria strike kills 26 Iraqi fighters: monitor

  An 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 AFP

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  Virus housing cluster highlights secretive South Korea sect

  Behind 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 AFP

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  Twitter staff ordered to work from home over virus fears

  Twitter 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 AFP

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  New York postpones St Patrick’s Day parade over virus fears

  New 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 AFP

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  Emir’s fall shows limits for Nigerian traditional rulers

  An 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 AFP

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  Emir’s fall shows limits for Nigerian traditional rulers

  An 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 AFP

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  Scrapping Japan cherry blossom ‘like taking hugs away from Italians’: Tokyo gov

  Preventing 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 AFP

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  Philippine leader to undergo ‘precautionary’ virus test

  Philippine 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 AFP

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  Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes

  With 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 AFP

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  Italy’s vulnerable south rolls out virus battle plan

  It'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 AFP

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  Stocks, crude hammered as Trump Europe ban fans recession fears

  Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to…

  Published on 12.03.2020 by AFP AFP