AstraZeneca hails trial results for Covid treatment
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Drug firm AstraZeneca on Friday announced positive results from a trial of a treatment…
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In Texas, an anti-vax mother’s dying wish: vaccinate her children
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A Texas mother of four refused a Covid-19 vaccine, but after losing her husband to…
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Paralympic flame arrives in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just…
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Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan
by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according…
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China’s astronauts make spacewalk to upgrade robotic arm
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm…
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New Zealand extends Delta outbreak lockdown
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand extended a national Covid-19 lockdown Friday as case numbers continued to rise and…
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DFA repatriates 271 Filipinos from Vietnam
(Eagle News) -- Over 200 distressed Filipinos arrived in the Philippines this week from Vietnam, the Department of Foreign Affairs…
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US hails Albania, Uganda for taking in Afghans
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to…
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Sydney extends lockdown, imposes partial curfew
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney extended its two-month-old lockdown for another month and introduced a partial curfew Friday, as Australia's…
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Pacquiao ready to reclaim WBA crown against Ugas
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Manny Pacquiao says a change of opponent has…
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