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Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America
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Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America

Brazil recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day as Latin America began to feel the full force…
Beaches, nightclubs? Europe mulls how to get tourists back
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Beaches, nightclubs? Europe mulls how to get tourists back

AYIA NAPA, Cyprus (AP) — The Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa is known for its boisterous parties. Each summer,…
Russian PM recovers from virus as infection rates slow
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Russian PM recovers from virus as infection rates slow

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is returning to his duties after fighting off the coronavirus. His reinstatement came after health…
Egypt reduces quarantine period for returnees from 14 to 7 days
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Egypt reduces quarantine period for returnees from 14 to 7 days

Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday revised the quarantine period for stranded Egyptian returnees down to seven days, sources at…
Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
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Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling…
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
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Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own…
Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage
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Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage

Hydroxychloroquine, double-blind studies, convalescent plasma, herd immunity — the coronavirus pandemic has thrust the language of science into public view…
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
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Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’

A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a…
China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade
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China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade

Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the…
Egypt records largest coronavirus death toll in Africa: WHO
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Egypt records largest coronavirus death toll in Africa: WHO

Africa’s largest number of coronavirus has been recorded in Egypt (612), followed by Algeria (548), the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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