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US puts new limits on journalists from China state-run mediaWorld NewsMar 3, 2020WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is limiting the number of journalists from five Chinese state-run media outlets who can work in the United States. A State Department announcement Monday ... -
Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbingWorld NewsMar 3, 2020BEIJING (AP) -- Iranians hoarded medical supplies, Italians urged doctors out of retirement and South Koreans prepared to pump billions into relief efforts Tuesday as the virus epidemic firmed its ho... -
Foxconn says China factories operating at 50% over virus outbreakWorld NewsMar 3, 2020TAIPEI (AFP) -- Taiwanese tech giant and iPhone assembler Foxconn said Tuesday its Chinese factories are operating at 50 percent of seasonal capacity and are expecting to take a hit for the current q... -
Tokyo could lose Olympics if not held in 2020, minister saysWorld NewsMar 3, 2020TOKYO (AFP) -- Tokyo risks losing the Olympics if they're postponed later than this year over the new coronavirus, a government minister said on Tuesday, adding that May looks like the deadline for t... -
G7 seeks to inoculate global economy against coronavirusWorld NewsMar 3, 2020PARIS (AFP) -- Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank chiefs were set to hold coronavirus talks Tuesday as concerns grew that the epidemic could imperil the health of the global economy. ... -
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US coronavirus death toll rises as Chinese cases fallWorld NewsMar 3, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The death toll from the new coronavirus in the United States climbed to six on Monday as the contagion took root in the country's Pacific Northwest and continued its march across ... -
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France closes Louvre as virus cases mount in EuropeWorld NewsMar 2, 2020PARIS (AFP) -- France's famed Louvre museum closed Sunday as coronavirus cases mounted across Europe and beyond, with the global death toll nearing 3,000 and Italy reporting a near doubling of cases ... -
Virus spreads to over 60 countries; France closes the LouvreWorld NewsMar 2, 2020PARIS (AP) -- Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threaten... -
Empty streets, economic turmoil as virus alters daily lifeWorld NewsMar 1, 2020TOKYO (AP) -- The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy. Gov... -
Ireland confirms first coronavirus caseWorld NewsMar 1, 2020DUBLIN (AFP) -- Ireland on Saturday confirmed its first case of coronavirus after a man who had returned from northern Italy tested positive, the government said. Health officials said the man, from... -
Luxembourg reports first coronavirus case, linked to ItalyWorld NewsMar 1, 2020LUXEMBOURG (AFP) -- Luxembourg on Saturday announced its first case of infection by the new coronavirus: a man who recently returned from Italy, Health Minister Paulette Lenert told reporters. The m... -
US, Taliban sign deal to pull foreign forces from AfghanistanWorld NewsMar 1, 2020DOHA (AFP) -- After nearly two decades of conflict that has ravaged Afghanistan's impoverished population, the United States and the Taliban signed an accord Saturday that Washington hopes will mark ... -
First coronavirus death on US soil confirmed, Trump calls for calmWorld NewsMar 1, 2020SEATTLE (AFP) -- The first fatality from the novel coronavirus has been confirmed on US soil, as President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Americans not to panic. Health officials said the man who di...
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