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Mexican president says he has Covid for second time

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he had caught Covid-19 for a…

N. Korea fires unidentified projectile: South’s military

    SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" into the sea, South Korea's military said…

Italy tightens restrictions on Covid unvaccinated

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- People in Italy who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 are barred from restaurants or taking domestic…

Covid tests ordered for 14 million in China’s Tianjin

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- The northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday advised its nearly 14 million people to stay…

China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictions

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new convictions, jail term

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar junta court on Monday convicted Aung San Suu Kyi of three criminal charges, sentencing…

More than 160 reported dead in Kazakhstan unrest

  by Christopher RICKLETON Agence France Presse ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (AFP) -- More than 160 people were reported Sunday to have…

Israel will see 2-4 million Covid infections in current wave: PM

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel could see up to nearly 40 percent of the population infected by coronavirus during the…

‘Victims on every floor’: Nine kids among 19 dead in New York fire

by Ana FERNANDEZ, Ed JONES and Eleonore SENS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Nine children were among at least…

Pandemic spirals, but deaths still drop

    PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of Covid-19 cases soared by nearly two thirds across the world this…

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