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Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to…

First UK death confirmed in coronavirus outbreak

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total…

Italy closes schools as death toll hits 107

by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Wednesday closed all schools and universities until March 15 as the…

Lufthansa to ground 150 planes over coronavirus

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- German airline giant Lufthansa said Wednesday it would ground 150 of its more than…

First coronavirus cases hit EU in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- At least two staff working for the EU administration in Brussels have tested positive for the…

Poland announces first coronavirus case

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland on Wednesday announced its first case of coronavirus while adding that nearly 70 people were…

Italy needs 10 million masks to fight virus: official

by Françoise KADRI ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy, which does not make face masks, is getting 800,000 of them from…

Italy coronavirus deaths jumps to 79

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Tuesday reported a jump in the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus to…

Spain reports first coronavirus death

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish officials reported the country's first coronavirus death on Tuesday, a man who died last month…

UN appeals for $877 million to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for nearly $900 million to help hundreds of thousands of…

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