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COVID-19 deaths spike among Syria medical personnel

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 deaths among medical personnel in government-held parts of Syria has shot up…

Canada finance official announces his resignation

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's finance minister Bill Morneau announced his resignation Monday, on the heels of an ethics scandal…

Volunteers flock to vaccine trials in virus hotspot Florida

by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Heather Lieberman is betting that she will gain immunity from the coronavirus.…

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has gone into exile in UAE

by Daniel SILVA MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who went into exile this month in the…

Japan PM’s hospital trip sparks health speculation

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose first term in office ended in part for health reasons,…

India coronavirus deaths hit 50,000

  by Bhuvan BAGGA gence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's death toll from the coronavirus hit 50,000…

France’s Sanofi to buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billon

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French pharma giant Sanofi said Monday it will buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billion…

Thousands of S. Korea church members quarantined over virus

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean…

UAE rejects Iran ‘threats’ after Israel deal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE on Sunday summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Abu Dhabi to protest "threats"…

Forest fire erupts near contentious Corfu resort site

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A pine forest wildfire fanned by strong winds broke out on Sunday along the pristine northeastern…

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