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Passengers from virus-infected cruise ship leave for Australia
More than 100 Australians and New Zealanders left Uruguay on a chartered flight after two weeks stranded aboard a virus-infected cruise ship, ...Spain’s overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days
The number of coronavirus deaths in Spain fell for a third consecutive day on Saturday, with 510 fatalities reported in the past ...France reports 987 deaths
France confirmed 987 more COVID-19 deaths registered in hospitals and nursing homes in a day, bringing the total toll to 13,197. Speaking to ...Global death toll passes 100,000
The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed 100,000 on Friday, and the United States was on the brink of surpassing ...Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll and new cases decline slightly
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 570 on Friday, down from 610 the day before, and the number of ...Global virus death toll nears 100,000, but some signs of hope
Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that ...Fears in Belarus over strongman’s defiant virus response
As most people in Europe are confined to their homes, life goes on as usual in Belarus where even football is continuing ...Asia cracks down on virus ‘fake news’
Hundreds of people have been arrested across Asia for posting purported false coronavirus information, according to an AFP investigation, deepening concerns that ...Spain’s coronavirus death toll curve flattening at last
The coronavirus death toll curve in Spain flattened further on Friday as the government discussed different strategies to start phasing out one ...World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human tragedy and once-in-a-century economic collapse caused by the coronavirus ...