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Maduro has to leave, Pompeo says on South America trip

  by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse BOA VISTA, Brazil (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used a…

UK PM says second wave ‘inevitable’ as more curbs imposed

by Jitendra JOSHI / Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse Britain is seeing a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime…

Europe battles to contain virus second wave as global cases top 30 mln

  by Hazel WARD with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse A host of European countries imposed new local restrictions on…

China holds military exercises near Taiwan as US diplomat visits

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top…

China lab leak infects thousands with bacterial disease

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Thousands of people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease after a…

Coronavirus cases top 30 million worldwide with Europe on edge

by AFP bureaus COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Coronavirus infections topped 30 million around the globe on Thursday as the World…

Sally leaves trail of destruction across Gulf Coast

by Gianrigo Marletta, with Leila Macor in Miami PENSACOLA, United States (AFP) -- Shellshocked residents were cleaning up on Thursday…

Moderna shares Covid-19 vaccine trial blueprints, Pfizer follows

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna, one of nine companies in the late stages…

Trump doubles down on vaccine timeline, contradicts top expert

by Michael Mathes, with Elodie Cuzin in Wilmington Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump expressed renewed confidence Wednesday that…

UK’s PM urges Britons to flatten pandemic’s ‘second hump’

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he could close pubs earlier to "stop the…

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