India vaccinates 10 million in one day

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India has given more than 10 million Covid-19 jabs in a single day for the…

Wheelchair racing legend McFadden wins 18th Paralympic medal

by Andrew MCKIRDY TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden said she was "on cloud nine" after…

Chinese embassy slams US ‘political manipulation’ in Covid origins report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China's embassy in Washington Friday accused the US intelligence community of "political manipulation" after a…

Has Delta killed the herd immunity dream?

  by Françoise KADRI / Paul RICARD Agence France Presse As the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are…

US tells citizens to leave Kabul airport gates ‘immediately’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States urged its citizens Friday to "immediately" leave the gates around Kabul's airport,…

Experts estimate endangered Galapagos pink iguana population at 211

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Scientific experts sent to the Galapagos Islands to count a critically endangered lizard species estimate there…

DR Congo’s former health official held over Covid funds fraud

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Former DR Congo health minister Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation…

JUST IN: US drone strike targets IS ‘planner’ in Afghanistan: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US military said Friday it had carried out a drone strike against a "planner"…

Macron to attend Baghdad summit amid fears over IS

by Laurence Benhamou BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron is among leaders set to attend a regional summit…

Unvaccinated US school teacher spread Covid to 26 people

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the coronavirus to at least…

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