UK virus cases hit new record
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK on Thursday set another daily Covid-19 daily infections record, fuelled by the Omicron…
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UN seeks $6.5 million in aid after Philippine typhoon
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The United Nations will kick off a campaign Friday to raise $6.5 million in aid for…
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55 people test positive for Covid on US cruise ship
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Fifty-five people have tested positive for Covid-19 aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship that…
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Pfizer vaccines can now be given to children aged 5 to 11 in the PHL, according to FDA
PHL FDA chief says EUA granted to Pfizer for administration to kids aged 5 to 11; vaccination could start in…
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China locks down city as Covid cases surge around the world
by Jing Xuan Teng, with Agence France Presse Bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China shut down a city of…
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Boosters may prolong Covid WHO warns, France jabs kids as Omicron surges
"No country can boost its way out of the pandemic," warns WHO chief LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The…
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Third jab ‘significantly’ boosts Omicron antibodies: AstraZeneca
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that a third, or "booster", dose of its…
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Region VIII disaster risk reduction council temporarily bans land travel from Luzon to Mindanao through Eastern Visayas ports
(Eagle News) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Region VIII has temporarily disallowed any land travel…
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PHL COVID-19 cases rise to 2,837,903
(Eagle News) -- COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,837,903 on Thursday, Dec. 23, after the Department of Health…
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‘A little aid would help’: Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food
by Ron LOPEZ Agence France-Presse SURIGAO CITY, Philippines (AFP) - Jennifer Vetonio stands on a road in the southern Philippines…
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