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The FFP2 protective face masks have been reserved in France for doctors, nurses and caregivers
World
17.08.2024
Chinese help for virus gets wary reception in France
The group tours Istanbul neighbourhoods densely populated by African migrants in a car loaded with aid packages
World
17.08.2024
Virus spreads anxiety among Istanbul's African migrants
Israeli security forces, wearing protective masks as a precaution during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, stand guard in Jerusalem's old city
World
17.08.2024
Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle
Facebook has unveiled two new ‘care’ emojis which show support for the fight against coronavirus, for its social network and Messenger application
World
17.08.2024
Facebook offers a hug -- from a distance -- with emoji update
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The Wuhan Institute of Virology opened in 2018 with the founder of a French bio-industrial firm, Alain Merieux, acting as a consultant in its construction
World 17.08.2024
The Wuhan lab at the core of a virus controversy
Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is one of the continent's wealthy businessmen moving to help with the pandemic
World 17.08.2024
Africa's billionaires called to help coronavirus fight
Villagers say the project to build the Souapiti dam, the largest in West Africa, has devastated their lives
World 17.08.2024
Guinea's prized dam project under fire over village displacements
Warmer seas caused by climate change have damaged the health of the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system
World 17.08.2024
Scientists try 'cloud brightening' to protect Great Barrier Reef
South Korea's economy is dominated by a number of family-controlled conglomerates known as chaebol
World 17.08.2024
South Korean conglomerate boss convicted of rape
There are growing global doubts about the transparency of China's coronavirus tally
World 17.08.2024
China virus epicentre Wuhan raises death toll 50%
AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba's award-winning photograph, taken in Khartoum on June 19, 2019
World 17.08.2024
AFP's Yasuyoshi Chiba wins top World Press Photo prize for Sudan protest picture
The drug favipiravir, better known as Avigan, is being trialled as a treatment for coronavirus
World 17.08.2024
Avigan: antiviral being tested for coronavirus patients
US President Donald Trump and government coordinator Dr Deborah Birx lay out the plan for reopening the economy
World 17.08.2024
Trump announces gradual US reopening against dire economic backdrop
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