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Bill Clinton tests positive for Covid, says symptoms ‘mild’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton said Wednesday he has tested positive for Covid-19 but that his…

White House announces int’l ‘Summit for Democracy’ in March

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The White House on Tuesday announced an international "Summit for Democracy" to be held next March,…

Elon Musk’s Twitter lifts rule against Covid misinformation

San Francisco, United States (AFP) - Twitter said it has stopped enforcing a policy intended to prevent the spread of Covid…

William and Kate head to the US for first time in eight years

  London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Brigitte DUSSEAU Prince William and his wife Kate head to the United States this…

Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, lash southern US

Washington, United States (AFP) Heavy thunderstorms lashed the southern region of the United States on Tuesday, the National Weather Service…

Australia scraps 33,000 Covid fines

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia's most populous state scrapped 33,000 fines issued for breaking Covid-19 rules Tuesday, after a top court…

China Covid lockdowns shut delivery workers out of their homes

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Overworked, underpaid and thoroughly fed up, Wang's troubles deepened even further when authorities abruptly locked down the…

Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men…

Argentina records first mpox death

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - Argentina registered its first death from mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox, when a patient…

China cities under heavy policing after protests

by Matthew WALSH with Ludovic EHRET in Beijing Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- China's major cities of Beijing and…

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