Virus reaches Everest as climber tests positive
by Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed Thursday that he has tested…
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Angola flood death toll rises to 24
LUANDA, Angola (AFP) -- The death toll from a torrential rainstorm that hit Angola's capital Luanda this week has risen…
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Covid-19 variant related to surging case numbers in India appears in Canada
By: Thomas I. Likness EBC News Service (Eagle News) — The first case of the so-called double mutation variant of…
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Covid 3rd wave peak in France ‘appears to be behind us’: PM
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind…
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3 rockets hit Baghdad airport base housing US troops: security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital's airport housing US troops Friday,…
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UK reports 32 deaths from clots after AZ jabs
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A total of 168 people have suffered rare blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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WHO jab experts want more AZ clot data from outside Europe
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's vaccine advisors called Thursday for more…
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500k more Sinovac doses arrive in PHL; total Sinovac doses delivered reach 3 million
(Eagle News) – Another 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrived from China on Thursday, April 22, as scheduled, bringing…
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UAE warns of restrictions for unvaccinated as doses near landmark
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE announced Wednesday it had given nearly 10 million vaccine doses, equal to…
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Germany seeking to buy 30 million Sputnik doses from Russia: state premier
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is in talks with Russia to buy 30 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus…
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