S.Korea’s club-linked COVID-19 cluster infections rise to 102
Seoul, capital of South Korea, has closed more than 50 bars and clubs linked to a cluster of COVID-19 infections. The city government Saturday ordered clubs and bars shut to…
New Zealand to end coronavirus lockdown
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 in Wellington, New Zealand, April 20, 2020. New Zealand will move from COVID-19 Alert Level 4 to…
China delivers more medical supplies to Kyrgyzstan to help fight COVID-19
File Photo: Xinhua China has handed over a second batch of medical supplies to Kyrgyzstan to help combat COVID-19, the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said Monday. The second batch includes…
Chinese medical team arrives in Zimbabwe to help combat COVID-19
Chinese medical team members and Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun (C) pose for a photo at Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 11, 2020. A Chinese…
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S.Korea scrambles to contain Seoul nightclub coronavirus outbreak
South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs…
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With prices down and jobs leaving, US oil workers learn patience
Wait for an upturn, or pick up stakes and look for work elsewhere? That's the dilemma facing oil workers around Carlsbad in New Mexico, where a brutal drop in petroleum…
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Chris Carr asks US Justice Department to probe killing of black jogger
The Georgia state attorney general on Sunday asked the US Department of Justice to investigate the handling of an unarmed black jogger's killing, which sparked outrage across the country. Ahmaud…
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Some nations see drop as infections spike again in Asia
The mixed fortunes illustrated the high-wire act governments face across the globe as they try to get economies moving while keeping in check a pandemic that has now killed more…
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White House dishonesty, ‘fake calmness’ to spark political uproar
Experts said the real situation in the White House could be worse than what has been reported, warning that "fake calmness" would worsen the epidemic and spark political chaos. The…
Seoul’s bars close over 2nd-wave fear
South Korea's capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave as President Moon Jae-in urged…