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China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall
February 12, 2020
China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall
The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic climbed past 1,100 on Wednesday but the number of new cases fell…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
February 11, 2020
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
February 11, 2020
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A five-foot tall (1.5 meter) Promobot might have your answer.…
Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises
February 11, 2020
Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises
Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as “vice president…
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists
February 11, 2020
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists
Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be…
Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade
February 11, 2020
Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade
President Donald Trump said Monday the time has come to pursue trade negotiations with the European Union which he said…
China virus death toll passes 1,000
February 11, 2020
China virus death toll passes 1,000
The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned infected…
Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world
February 11, 2020
Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world
For eight days, an AFP team lived and worked at the center of a global health emergency, witnessing how life…
Mourners leave flowers at Thai shopping mall after mass shooting
February 10, 2020
Mourners leave flowers at Thai shopping mall after mass shooting
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (Reuters) – Mourners left flowers and written messages in front of the Terminal 21 shopping center in…
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight
February 10, 2020
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make the first trip by a pontiff in 10 years to the tiny…