Swiss authorize Covid booster jabs for the vulnerable
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland on Tuesday authorized booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines for the over-65s, as it urged those…
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Sudan PM released as protesters face tear gas
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day…
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Australia approves vaccine booster shots for adults
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Wednesday authorized booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines for over-18s, with the third dose expected…
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Pandemic ‘far from finished’: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covid-19 crisis is far from over, the World Health Organization's emergency committee said Tuesday as…
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11 dead in Iraq attack blamed on IS group: security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- At least 11 people were killed late Tuesday in an attack on a village in eastern…
4 years ago
Police arrest 150 people globally in dark web sting: Europol
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Police around the world arrested 150 suspects involved in buying or selling illegal goods online…
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Japan’s princess Mako marries years after ‘pain’ of rumours
by Shingo ITO / Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's princess Mako married her university sweetheart on Tuesday, but…
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China locks down city of 4 million over Covid
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China placed a city of four million under lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to stamp…
4 years ago
‘Nowhere is safe’: Philippine typhoon victims live in fear
by Allison JACKSON GUINOBATAN, Philippines (AFP) -- A year after a powerful storm sent an avalanche of volcanic rock and…
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Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju…
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