New York governor declares state of emergency over storm Ida
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Thursday as the…
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US student shot and killed at high school
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A student was shot and killed Wednesday at a high school in North Carolina,…
3 years ago
Taiwan receives first batch of politically charged Pfizer vaccines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organized by two…
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Israel starts new school year as virus cases surge
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel reopened its schools Wednesday after the summer break but the coronavirus forced many students to stay…
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Flooding follows torrential rain in eastern Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Hours of heavy rains triggered flooding in eastern Spain on Wednesday with some coastal areas overwhelmed…
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Sri Lanka raids sugar stocks as food shortages bite
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan government officials on Wednesday raided private warehouses to seize thousands of tonnes of…
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Moderna says, tainted Covid vaccines sent to Japan contained steel
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Moderna said Wednesday that tainted batches of its Covid-19 vaccine sent to Japan were contaminated…
3 years ago
Egypt plans to make 1 billion Sinovac vaccines a year
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt said Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China's Sinovac vaccine,…
3 years ago
Spain says 70% of population fully vaccinated
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- One of the global frontrunners in vaccination against the coronavirus, Spain on Wednesday it had fully…
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Moderna submits application to US regulator for Covid booster shot
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Moderna on Wednesday announced it had begun submitting an application to the US Food and…
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