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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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"…
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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…
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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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