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A sign in Abidjan reads 'Coronavirus - I check my sources before sharing news' to warn people against fake news and misinformation about the virus
World
09.08.2024
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
The current crisis is likely to be more severe than the 2008 financial crisis crash because it affects the entire economy
World
09.08.2024
Massive risks to world economy as virus battle rages
A police officer mans the entrance to a coronavirus (COVID-19) testing center in Hansen Dam Park in Pacoima, California
World
09.08.2024
More than 1,000 US coronavirus deaths, near 70,000 cases: tracker
Twenty four images taken by AFP photographers around the world over a 24-hour period show how daily life has been changed by the COVID-19 novel coronavirus
World
09.08.2024
Life under coronavirus: 24 hours around the world in pictures
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Smoke billows from buildings after reported air strikes in 2025 by the Saudi-led coalition on arms warehouses at an airbase controlled by Huthi rebels
World 09.08.2024
Yemen war: Five years on, rebels stronger than ever
Former FBI agent Bob Levinson is seen in 2007, before his disappearance in Iran, in a family photo
World 09.08.2024
Ex-FBI agent missing for 13 years died in Iran custody, family says
Artificial intelligence systems picked up early clues about the coronavirus outbreak by scanning news images and social media posts from a market in Wuhan, China, where the first cases were detected
World 09.08.2024
Artificial intelligence may be pandemic lifesaver... one day
Brenton Tarrant, 29, had previously pleaded not guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of engaging in a terrorist act
World 09.08.2024
New Zealand mosque shooter changes plea to guilty
Late-night hosts such as Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have taken to broadcasting from their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown
World 09.08.2024
Quarrels, calories and toilet paper: virus spawns US quarantine comedy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks after virtual Group of Seven talks to journalists, who are spaced out in line with COVID-19 precautions
World 09.08.2024
Pompeo attacks Chinese virus campaign at G7 as Europeans seek cooperation
Brenton Tarrant, 29, had previously denied 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of engaging in a terrorist act but changed his plea after a hurriedly arranged court hearing
World 09.08.2024
New Zealand mosque shooter pleads guilty to all charges
The parliament no-confidence vote came as frustration grows over Kosovo's fight against coronavirus
World 09.08.2024
Kosovo government toppled by no-confidence vote
The streets of the Colombian capital Bogota were empty on the first day of lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus
World 09.08.2024
Colombia goes into lockdown, Chile extends schools closures
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