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Desperate to stop virus' spread, countries limit travel

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 13:25 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, governments issued travel warnings and more flights were suspended Tuesday as officials desperately sought to stop the seemingly inevitable spread of a...

First Coronavirus cases reported confirmed in Austria, Croatia

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 13:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Austrian public broadcaster ORF reports that authorities have confirmed the first COVID-19 cases in the Alpine country. ORF quoted authorities in the western state of Tyrol saying Tuesday that...

New Coronavirus cases confirmed in Tuscany and Sicily

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 10:23 Last update: about 8 years ago

An Italian woman on holiday in Palermo has become the first person to test positive for the coronavirus in southern Italy, regional president Nello Musumeci has confirmed....

German man drives car into Carnival crowd, injures 30

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 07:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A man intentionally drove a car into a crowd at a Carnival parade in a small town in central Germany, injuring around 30 people including children, officials said Monday. The driver, a...

Coronavirus: Italy under pressure as isolated towns hunker down

Monday, 24 February 2020, 19:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north on Monday and residents stocked up on food as the country became the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its...

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

Monday, 24 February 2020, 19:35 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and was immediately handcuffed and led off to jail, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to...

South Korean cases jump, China counts 150 more virus deaths

Monday, 24 February 2020, 07:37 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

South Korea reported another large jump in new virus cases Monday a day after the the president called for “unprecedented, powerful” steps to combat the outbreak that is increasingly...

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