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Crew rescued from blazing oil tanker off UAE: officials

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The crew of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker were rescued when the vessel caught fire…

UPDATE: China virus deaths hit 170 nationwide, more than 1,700 new cases

WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The nationwide death toll from China's viral epidemic has leaped to 170, the government said on…

More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AFP) -- Another torrential downpour left the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte paralyzed Wednesday, with ruined cars…

Airlines halt, reduce China flights

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A number of airlines say they are halting or reducing flights to China as the country…

No US passengers evacuated from China show symptoms of virus: officials

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- None of the 195 US citizens evacuated on a chartered flight from the Chinese city…

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has killed 132 people and spread around the world…

LA residents flee ‘suspicious’ high-rise blaze

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A fire suspected to have been started deliberately Wednesday in a high-rise residential block…

Canada to bring home up to 160 from China over coronavirus

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada has chartered a plane to bring home as many as 160 of its nationals from…

Americans evacuated from Wuhan land in US

  RIVERSIDE, United States (AFP) -- Some 200 US citizens evacuated from the Chinese city at the heart of a…

Five people in France confirmed to have coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The daughter of a Chinese tourist who is seriously ill in a Paris hospital has become…

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