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Seoul in peril over virus spread, new cases at over 5-month high

Public officials disinfect the roadway to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in front of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, August 18, 2020. /AP South Korea's daily new c

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Leaders balance optimism with threat of second virus wave

Olbia Ferrer looks at her family as they wave to her from their vehicle during a Mother's Day drive-by caravan to honor the mothers living at The Palace Renaissance & Royale, an assisted living f

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Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow

Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sund

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South Korea closes churches as coronavirus tally passes 3,700

Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday, with many holding online services instead, as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings as 586 new coronavirus infe