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Coronavirus: U.S. death toll rises to 17 as 21 test positive on cruise ship

The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus rose to 17 on Friday, as the impact of the outbreak continued to have a knock-on effect across the cou

Facebook shuts London, Singapore offices after coronavirus case

Facebook said Friday it was shutting its London office and part of its Singapore base for “deep cleaning” after an employee in the Asian c

Slovakia confirms first coronavirus case, bans Italy flights

Slovakia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday, after a man whose son visited Venice in COVID-19 hotspot Italy, tested positive.

Global coronavirus infections pass 100,000

Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people across 91 countries globally, according to an AFP tally Friday. The death toll reached 3,406, while

U.S. Senate approves $8.3bn coronavirus package

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved Thursday a 8.3 billion dollar emergency spending bill to respond to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The 9