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Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown
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Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown

MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of lockdown, the world is seeing…
Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’
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Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’

After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus…
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
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Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health

South Korea played down a report Tuesday that the North’s leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as…
Lockdown tensions grow as people seek to resume work or play
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Lockdown tensions grow as people seek to resume work or play

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus is touching all levels of society and increasing tensions as governments start to ease restrictions…
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
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Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link

The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be…
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests
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Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests

Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where President Donald…
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
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Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies

Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 15 activists on charges…
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump says China hiding toll
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Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump says China hiding toll

World coronavirus deaths surged past 150,000 Friday as US President Donald Trump accused China of continuing to cover up its…
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…
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