German virus death toll tops 50,000 as new cases ease
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Friday recorded more than 50,000 deaths from…
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Beijing launches mass testing to stem virus outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Friday kicked off a drive to test two million people in 48 hours…
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PHL’s first UK variant case who is now negative for virus being assessed if he had fully recovered
Mayor Belmonte warns against discrimination if resident is allowed to return to community (Eagle News) – The country’s first…
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4 alleged kidnappers killed in shootout with police in QC; victim rescued
(Eagle News) -- Four kidnappers were killed in a shootout with police who also rescued the kidnap victim on Friday,…
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Hong Kong to impose first Covid-19 lockdown on virus-hit district: reports
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of Hong Kongers will be ordered to stay in their homes for the…
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4.1-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Norte
(Eagle News) -- A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Friday, Jan. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology…
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South Korea ex-Olympic coach jailed 10.5 years for sexual assault
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A South Korean court Thursday sentenced a former national speed skating coach to over a…
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Protests hit Portland, Seattle hours after Biden inauguration
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Protests struck Portland and Seattle just hours after US President Joe Biden's inauguration, police…
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Covax: the global plan to share Covid vaccines
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax programme, bolstered by the new US presidency…
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First Pfizer vaccine doses to arrive in PHL by February under WHO’s COVAX facility – Galvez
Around 200,000 vaccine doses from COVAX facility to arrive by late February (Eagle News) – About 200,000 doses of…
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