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Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
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April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
NEW DELHI (AP) — Lavina D’Souza hasn’t been able to collect her government-supplied anti-HIV medication since the abrupt lockdown of…
Piano van: Hong Kong music lessons go mobile to beat virus
World
April 15, 2020
Piano van: Hong Kong music lessons go mobile to beat virus
Yoyo, six, frowns with concentration as she plays the piano in the back of a truck — still able to…
South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic
World
April 15, 2020
South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic
South Korean voters turned out in force Wednesday despite the coronavirus threat, putting on compulsory face masks and gloves to…
North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles
World
April 14, 2020
North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles
North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles Tuesday towards the sea, according to the South’s military, with analysts saying Pyongyang…
Fearful of virus return, Beijing turns into virtual fortress
World
April 14, 2020
Fearful of virus return, Beijing turns into virtual fortress
Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China’s seat of power against the threat…
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
World
April 13, 2020
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
MADRID (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with…
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again
World
April 13, 2020
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had…
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
World
April 13, 2020
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in some of the worst-hit countries, with Spain readying Monday to…
‘Medibot’ to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
World
April 13, 2020
‘Medibot’ to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
Malaysian scientists have created a barrel-shaped robot on wheels that they hope will make the rounds on hospital wards to…
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
World
April 11, 2020
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines…