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Addis Ababa, March 24, 2020 (FBC) -The coronavirus death toll in Spain has jumped by 514 in a single day, as the situation in the country quickly worsens. Official figures show that 2,696…

Addis Ababa, March 23, 2020 (FBC) -Italy has moved to stop all travel within the country, in a further escalation of its attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. More than…

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2020 (FBC) -North Korea has fired two projectiles into the sea, according to South Korea's military. It said the projectiles appeared to be short-range ballistic…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) -Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day. The number of deaths now stands at…

Addis Ababa, March 19, 2020 (FBC) - Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s Director-General said Wednesday. “I…

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2020 (FBC) -The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has now passed 200,000, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The total is now…

Addis Ababa, March 17, 2020 (FBC) -China has reacted angrily after US President Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as “Chinese”. A foreign ministry spokesman warned the US should…

Addis Ababa, March 17, 2020 (FBC) -The European Commission is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe's Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close their borders to…

Addis Ababa, March 16, 2020 (FBC) - Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin to the country's basic law, giving him the option of…

Addis Ababa, March 16, 2020 (FBC) - The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a…