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ROME, Italy (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the threat of a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is “very real” as financial markets tanked, oil prices crashed, and millions of people in northern Italy were put under lockdown. The death toll from the virus neared 4,000 and the fallout…

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About AFP AFP is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives. Drawing from an unparalleled news gathering network across 151 countries, AFP also is a world leader in digital verification. With 2,400…

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. X White House, Congress agree on $2 trillion coronavirus rescue bill March 26, 2020 at 1:55 am ROME (AP) — In a story March 9, 2020, about the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe, The Associated Press erroneously reported…

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1 of 13 A tent used as a waiting room for people with covid-19 symptoms is set up in a courtyard of the Henri Mondor Hospital in Creteil, near Paris, Monday, March 9, 2020. The coronavirus is set to strike a severe blow to French growth in 2020, cutting several…

ROME (AP) — In a story March 9, 2020, about the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe, The Associated Press erroneously reported that there were confirmed cases in Guadeloupe, one of France’s overseas territories. A French official says there are currently no proven cases of the virus in the Guadeloupe archipelago.…