China government spokesman says U.S. military may have brought virus to China

A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been hardest hit by the outbreak, doubling down on a war of words with Washington.

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Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world

Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Italy unveiled measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide.

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Iraq base attack: US launches retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed fighters

They follow a rocket attack on a military base in Iraq that killed two Americans and a British soldier.

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Cuban merchants stage unusual march in central town of Santa Clara

Dozens of small vendors staged a rare independent march through the central Cuban town of Santa Clara on Thursday against what they called excessive regulation of the private sector, according to videos on social media and two witnesses who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity.

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U.S. air strike hits four Iraqi positions: Iraqi military statement

The United States flew air strikes against four locations of Iraqi paramilitary forces, police and army in Iraq, an Iraqi military statement said on Friday.

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Ivory Coast leader backs PM Gon Coulibaly in presidential race

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday named his prime minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, to be the ruling RHDP party's candidate for the October presidential election.

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Thousands wait in shelters a year after Mozambique cyclone

Hundred-year-old Vasco Gaspar leans on his walking stick in a field in central Mozambique, gathering maize near the tent where he has lived since floods and winds destroyed his house in March 2019.

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Major Mexican university to suspend classes until further notice

Mexico's Tecnologico de Monterrey university said on Thursday it would suspend all academic events and classes at its campuses from next week until further notice to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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NZ fin min cancels Australia trip, will hold virus bilateral on Skype: media

Australia's and New Zealand's top finance lawmakers will hold a Skype call to discuss economic threats from the coronavirus, after New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson canceled his trip to Canberra at the last minute, media reported on Friday.

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Ghana and Gabon confirm first cases of coronavirus

Gabon and Ghana confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Thursday, becoming the ninth and tenth countries in sub-Saharan Africa to register positive cases.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro asks supporters to call off demos due to coronavirus

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on his supporters in an address to the nation on Thursday to suspend rallies they had planned in the country's main cities on Sunday due to the risk of coronavirus contagion.

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Canada battens down as Trudeau's wife tested for coronavirus and NHL suspends games

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, are in self-isolation after she fell ill and was tested for the coronavirus, while schools are being shut down in Ontario to limit the spread of the outbreak.

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Despite entry of large private labs, coronavirus tests remain scarce in U.S.

The entry of commercial lab companies Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Quest Diagnostics Inc to help identify cases of the new coronavirus does not seem to be easing the burden of testing in the United States.

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Life upended for Americans as U.S. scrambles to contain coronavirus threat

From Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court, from Wall Street to Dodgers Stadium, nearly every facet of American life fell into turmoil on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak forced sweeping closures and economic disruption.

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Coronavirus: Tourism in Thailand hit by Covid-19

Thailand's tourism industry, once considered very robust, is now struggling because of coronavirus.

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