Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China

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A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. [caption id="attachment_3562" align="alignnone" width="856"] The...

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California has record surge in COVID-19 cases, Arizona clamps down

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3528" align="alignnone" width="904"] FILE PHOTO: Few people wear masks as they walk on the beach pier during the global COVID-19 outbreak in Oceanside, California,...

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COVID-19: New Zealand says APEC 2021 to be virtual summit

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3533" align="alignnone" width="875"] FILE PHOTO: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was due to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in Nov 2021. [/caption]...

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COVID-19 pandemic ‘is not even close to being over’: WHO chief

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3520" align="alignnone" width="849"] The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO). [/caption] GENEVA: The COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over, World...

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Brazil has record week for COVID-19 cases

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3448" align="alignnone" width="943"] Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO:...

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Closing time for some California bars as US posts record COVID-19 cases

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3445" align="alignnone" width="891"] File photo of a homeless man sitting in front of closed bars and restaurants in Hermosa Beach, California. [/caption] LOS ANGELES:...

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Global coronavirus deaths top half a million

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3442" align="alignnone" width="920"] A man arrives at Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room on a stretcher amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Houston, Texas, US, Jun...

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China puts half a million people in lockdown as Beijing fights new COVID-19 cluster

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3388" align="alignnone" width="847"] A new virus cluster has prompted fears of a resurgence of COVID-19 in China [/caption] BEIJING: China imposed a strict lockdown...

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Colombian mom with COVID-19 gives birth to premature baby while in coma

June 27, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3365" align="alignnone" width="845"] Colombian Diana Angola was terrified of going into intensive care as her mother and a sister died in hospital. [/caption] CALI,...

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Global COVID-19 fundraising meeting raises US$6.9 billion

June 27, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3373" align="alignnone" width="872"] FILE PHOTO: Scientists are seen working at Cobra Biologics, they are working on a potential vaccine for COVID-19, following the outbreak...