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Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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‘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
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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…
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