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Cameroon confirms first virus case

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) -- Cameroon has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, a French national who arrived in…

Netherlands record first death in coronavirus outbreak

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The Netherlands has recorded its first death in the novel coronavirus outbreak, health officials said…

Seven missing after Pakistan building collapse as death toll hits 16

KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistani rescuers using their bare hands searched Friday for seven people missing after an apartment building…

Vatican reports its first coronavirus case

VATICAN (AFP) -- The Vatican on Friday reported its first coronavirus case, saying it had suspended outpatient services at its…

Adviser to Iran’s foreign minister dies of coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An adviser to Iran's foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis…

China reports 30 virus deaths, rise in new infections and imported cases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 30 more deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with fresh infections rising…

S. Korea threatens retaliation over ‘irrational’ Japan virus quarantine

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul threatened to retaliate Friday over what it called Tokyo's "irrational" plan to quarantine arrivals…

Bosnia reports first two coronavirus cases

SARAVEJO, Bosnia (AFP) -- Bosnia reported on Thursday its first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, in a man who…

Kim Jong Un offers South Koreans ‘comfort’ over virus: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to "comfort" South Koreans fighting…

Sri Lanka seizes record drugs haul at sea

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka(AFP) -- Two foreign trawlers packed with over $33 million worth of heroin and crystal methamphetamine were seized…

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