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Feature: UK stores struck by panic buying as COVID-19 cases surge

In front of empty shelves at a local pharmacy store in central London, Marina Georgallides, who was seeking hand gels, found herself disappointed again. "We have been to several stores, but failed t

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: 100 countries report confirmed cases

Editor's note: This is the seventh article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. It contains the latest figures as of 3 p.m. BJT (0700 GMT) on March 9, 2020. Here is the last one.The number of count

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Frontline doctor in Wuhan: How does the coronavirus attack our bodies?

02:55 Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, has seen the number of new infections declining and that of recovered patients growing steadily after more than two mon

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Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now

As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the lar

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Egypt, Sudan vow to boost mutual relations

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt, at a past event. /Getty Images Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhanon Saturday und

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California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases

As the U.S. death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that non

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If we could see alternate realities, would we want to take a look?

Well, here we are. After many weeks (and a somewhat inconsistent publishing schedule), we have arrived at the final story of Ted Chiang’s Exhalation collection, number nine of nine. It has been a fun

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Afghanistan prepares for coronavirus outbreak as infections rise

"I heard from people and the internet that the source of this virus comes from an atomic bomb that has leaked somehow," said Abdul Qader in a narrow alley of Kabul's busy Bird Street market while

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Mark Meadows replaces Mick Mulvaney as White House chief of staff

President Donald Trump has replaced acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney after 14 months on the job, tweeting late Friday that he has tapped Rep. Mark Meadow

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Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Iran urges int'l help, Palestine enters state of emergency

Iran on Friday called for international help for its fight against the raging epidemic caused by COVID-19. Meanwhile, a state of emergency took effect in Palestine where nine new cases of infect

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CAF may cancel games if COVID-19 outbreak worsens

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) may cancel games in the continent or order matches to be played behind closed doors if the COVID-19 outbreak worsens, the authority said on Friday."If t

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Indians celebrate Holi festival of colors despite virus fears

Thousands of Indians welcomed spring in a rainbow of colours Thursday, celebrating the annual festival of Holi even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would stay away from festivities due to

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U.S. elementary school students donate supplies to support China's COVID-19 fight

To show their solidarity with the Chinese people against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an elementary school in the U.S. city of Chicago has donated 5,760 surgical masks, 250 sets of isolation

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Major projects in progress across China despite epidemic

02:58 Production activities have been ramped across Chinaup as the impact of the novel coronavirus recedes. Limited somewhat by the need to implement epidemic prevention measures, 79 p

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Feature: Jitters prevail as long rains season starts in Kenya amid locust invasion

A swarm of desert locusts invade parts of Mwingi Town in Kitui County, Kenya, Feb. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yu)Unexpected heavy rains in different parts of Kenya present fresh challenges to farmers bat

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S. Korea hunts sick beds as West braces for long virus fight

South Korea struggled to find enough beds for its sick, Italy grappled with a rising number of deaths and concern grew over an expanding outbreak in the United States o

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My battle with COVID-19: Fighting for a happy ending

Over a month after falling ill, Cheng Chuchu (pseudonym), in the city of Wuhan, the heart of the novel coronavirus outbreak, was "free" at last. She could finally leav