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Americans should ‘reconsider travel’ to China over virus: State

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US State Department on Monday encouraged Americans to "reconsider" any plans to travel to…

US military jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A US military jet crashed in the mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a…

Death toll from Storm Gloria in Spain rises to 13

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The death toll from a violent storm that wrought havoc across huge swathes of Spain's eastern…

Global concerns grow as China virus spreads; more countries seeking to repatriate citizens from Wuhan

  by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The rapid spread of a deadly virus across China…

WHO says global risk of China virus is ‘high’

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Monday said the global risk from the deadly virus in…

Chinese premier visits city at epicentre of virus

WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Premier Li Keqiang on Monday became the most senior Chinese leader to visit Wuhan since the…

6.3-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands

  (Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands on Monday, Jan. 27, about 105 kilometers west…

China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday ordered a temporary ban on the trade in wild animals as the country…

Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Fran BLANDY Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings…

WHO chief heads to China for virus talks

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization headed to China on Sunday to discuss how to…

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