UK health leaders call for Covid curbs as infections rise
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Healthcare leaders urged the British government Wednesday to reinstate some coronavirus restrictions to ease pressures…
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Russia reports record daily Covid deaths
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Wednesday 1,028 people died of Covid over the past 24 hours, a new record,…
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Atea-Roche plans for Covid pill hit by poor trial results
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- US-based Atea Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday its plans to develop an orally administered drug to treat coronavirus…
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Germany ‘vehemently condemns’ North Korea missile test
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany said Wednesday it "vehemently condemns" the test of a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile…
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Gates Foundation invests $120 million for Covid pill access
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced an investment of up to $120…
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14 killed in rare Damascus army bus bombing
by Youssef Karwashan with Omar Haj Kadour in Ariha DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A bomb attack on an army bus…
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Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Mount Aso erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant column of ash thousands of metres into…
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Israel reports subvariant of Delta coronavirus strain
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported…
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Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
by Mahesh Pandey with Paavan Mathema in Kathmandu Agence France Presse DEHRADUN, India (AFP) -- More than 100 people have…
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UK monitoring ‘subvariant’ of coronavirus Delta strain: govt
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the…
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