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France's early COVID-19 case may hold clues to pandemic's start

A study by French scientists which suggests a man was infected with COVID-19 as early as Dec. 27, nearly a month before France confirmed its first cases, could be impor

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WHO says France COVID-19 case in December 'not surprising'

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was "not surprising" that a report of COVID-19 had emerged in December in France, earlier than it was thought to have spread there, saying more r

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An open letter to UN, G20, and national governments on COVID-19 impact

A high-tech agricultural industrial park in Abuja, Nigeria, August 29, 2019. /Xinhua We are writing to call for a set of internationally coordinated, locally relevant actions to address the me

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First coronavirus case in France appeared in December: expert

The novel coronavirus first appeared in France on December 27, 2019, said Yves Cohen, an intensive care chief of a hospital in Paris, in an interview with local media on Sunday.He said his medical

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COVID-19 deaths in Belgium rise by 170 to 7,501

A further 170 people had died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Belgium, taking the country's death toll to 7,501, according to fresh figures from the public health

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China ready to work with France till defeating COVID-19 pandemic: FM

China will work with France till they jointly and completely beat the COVID-19 pandemic, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday during a telephone conversation with Fr

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Egypt, France FMs discuss cooperation to fight coronavirus

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a phone call with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian Foreign Mini

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China, France support WHO in playing due role in COVID-19 fight: FMs

China and France support the World Health Organization (WHO) in playing its due role in combating COVID-19, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Jean-

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Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location history

Google is giving the world a clearer glimpse of exactly how much it knows about people everywhere — using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to repackage its persistent tracking of where

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Coronavirus tracking apps are on the rise. But what about privacy?

As countries around the world are racing to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, many are considering tapping into the power of data to stem its spread. In South Korea, when a patient is tested po

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France still trying to repatriate 30,000 of its nationals: foreign minister

France is still trying to repatriate 30,000 of its citizens from overseas due to the coronavirus, its foreign minister said on Friday.Over the last week France has brou

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China, France call for solidarity, coordination in COVID-19 fight

China and France should continue carrying on their good tradition of supporting each other and jointly tackle challenges posed by the COVID-19 epidemic, the two countries' foreign ministers said Thur

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French fashion houses to produce coronavirus face masks

French design houses Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga will shift their attention from high fashion to producing surgical face masks to aid the global coronavirus assau

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More anti-virus measures, global solidarity needed to fight COVID-19

Amid rising COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, many countries have unleashed more anti-virus measures, while international organizations have called for "global solidarity" in confronting the common

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Roundup: In shortage of protective equipment, France salutes China's gesture of "solidarity"

Medical materials from China arrive at the Liege airport in Belgium, on March 18, 2020. A batch of 1 million donated medical masks were flown in Belgium on Wednesday, en route to France. The medical

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Hiring freezes, unpaid leave: COVID-19 forces airlines to slash costs

Germany's Lufthansa and Amsterdam-based KLM have both offered unpaid staff leave and put a freeze on hiring to tighten their belts. (Cecilia Fabiano/AP) Airlines shaken by the spread of COVID-

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Fashion vs. climate: Are luxury brands doing enough?

Models wear creations by designer Burberry at the Autumn/Winter 2020 fashion week runway show in London, February 17, 2020. /AP Like every year, the fashion world's glitterati have been gather