UK PM announces England-wide lockdown
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until…
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Kidney patient, 82, gets first Oxford/AstraZeneca jab
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An 82-year-old man on Monday became the first person in the world to receive AstraZeneca…
3 years ago
Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace
by Anna MALPAS with AFP bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Monday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus…
3 years ago
South Korea population falls for first time
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's population fell for the first time in 2020, with more people dying than…
3 years ago
Democrat Pelosi narrowly re-elected as US House speaker
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as US Speaker of the House, was…
3 years ago
Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with…
3 years ago
Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Thousands of people were lining up in Beijing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races…
3 years ago
Japan PM says weighing coronavirus emergency for Tokyo area
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in…
3 years ago
Moscow metro hires first women train drivers
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The Moscow metro said Sunday it had hired female drivers for the first time in its…
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10 hurt in Lebanon gas depot blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- At least 10 people were injured Sunday when an explosion rocked a warehouse storing gas canisters…
3 years ago
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