WASHINGTON, Oct 24, 2020 (AFP) - A record of nearly 80,000 new Covid-19 infections over the course of a day were reported in the United
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First ever nest of Asian giant hornets found in US
LOS ANGELES, Oct 23, 2020 (AFP) - After months of meticulous tracking, authorities in the western US state of Washington on Friday said they had
DR. CHEN SHIH-CHUNG Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan)
SINCE the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have more than 40 millioncases and more than one million deaths around the world. The virus has had an
More than 1.1M dead from COVID and other dev’ts
PARIS (AFP) - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: More than 1.1 million dead The virus has claimed at least 1,133,136 lives
Biden warns of ‘dark winter’ of COVID deaths
NASHVILLE, Oct 23, 2020 (AFP) - Joe Biden on Thursday assailed President Donald Trump as having no plan to stop a "dark winter" of coronavirus
Half-measures won’t save nature, scientists warn
PARIS (AFP) -- Bending the curve of nature's rapid decline will require attacking the problem aggressively along several fronts at once, leading scientists warned Thursday.
No knockouts
NASHVILLE, Oct 23, 2020 (AFP) - President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden traded accusations of graft and clashed on the Covid-19 pandemic Thursday but
Xi invokes Chinese military might with US in mind
BEIJING, Oct 23, 2020 (AFP) - President Xi Jinping issued a sharp warning Friday to potential "invaders" of Beijing's military resolve, speaking on the 70th
Italy mafias eye virus-weak businesses
MILAN, Oct 23, 2020 (AFP) - Italian entrepreneur Gabriele Menotti Lippolis can still hear the threat ringing in his ears: "Pay up, or we'll slit
‘Children of god’
ROME, Oct 22, 2020 (AFP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday voiced support for same-sex couples, calling them "children of God" and saying they should be