Europe

Italy coronavirus toll tops 230, cases near 6,000

  ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 36 to 233 on Saturday while…

Quarter of Italian population put under virus lockdown; virus spreads to all regions in Italy

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- More than 15 million people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy early Sunday as…

Spain virus toll hits 5 as infections jump

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain registered its fifth victim from the deadly coronavirus epidemic on Friday as the number of…

Slovakia confirms first coronavirus case

VILNIUS, Slovakia (AFP) -- Slovakia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday, after a man whose son…

Catholic Church’s Pope Francis accepts resignation of French cardinal

The Catholic Church's Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, whose conviction for shielding an alleged…

Virus lockdowns and quarantines must respect rights: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Governments using lockdowns and quarantines to fight the deadly new coronavirus must ensure people's rights are…

Serbia announces first coronavirus case

BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) -- The first case of coronavirus in Serbia has been diagnosed in a man who had been…

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…

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…

French TGV train derails near Strasbourg, 22 hurt

by Marie JULIEN INGENHEIM, France (AFP) -- A French high-speed TGV train derailed early Thursday after an embankment collapsed into…

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