Italy to extend lockdown measures over virus: Conte
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Thursday that the week-long lockdown in Italy, the European country hit…
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Chinese PM pledges two million anti-virus masks to EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU Commission chief said Wednesday that China will send Europe 50,000 coronavirus testing kits and…
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Merkel calls coronavirus ‘biggest challenge since WWII’
by Michelle FITZPATRICK / Tom BARFIELD BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is facing its biggest challenge "since the Second World…
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France reports 89 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: official
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus epidemic has caused 89 new deaths across France over the last 24 hours bringing…
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WHO chief calls COVID-19 ‘enemy against humanity’
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday called the new coronavirus…
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French police hand out 4,000 fines for violating virus lockdown
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French police handed out over 4,000 fines Wednesday to people found violating an order to stay…
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Pandemic could make another 25 million jobless: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The COVID-19 pandemic will significantly increase global unemployment, pushing up to nearly 25 million more people…
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More than 850 million students worldwide not at school: UNESCO
PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 850 million young people, or about half the world's student population, are barred from…
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Empty shelves in a Berlin supermarket amid COVID-19 outbreak
Situation in a supermarket in Berlin (Situation im Supermarkt in Berlin ) https://youtu.be/RjwKPNqnTdc Aufgenommen am Montag, 16. März, 2020 gegen…
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Spain virus cases top 13,700 with nearly 600 deaths
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The number of people infected by COVID-19 in Spain soared past 13,700 on Wednesday with the…
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