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Guam launches vacation-and-vax tourism drive

HAGATNA, Guam (AFP) -- The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday,…

Five dead after rare tornado hits Czech Republic

by Jan FLEMR PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- A rare tornado tore through several Czech villages and towns, killing at…

Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Violence in post-coup Myanmar has escalated as anti-junta "self-defense" forces step up to take on the…

Mask-free and ‘low risk’, Italy welcomes milestone

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- All of Italy became a mask-free, "low-risk" zone for coronavirus Monday, marking a dramatic milestone for…

AstraZeneca tests booster jab against Covid variant

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Sunday began new trials to test a modified…

Two skydivers die after falling from plane in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A skydiving instructor and their customer died Sunday after falling from a plane before a tandem…

Over a dozen vaccinated doctors dead as Indonesia’s virus cases surge

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Over a dozen fully vaccinated doctors have died of Covid-19 in Indonesia, a medical association said…

Iran says it has drone that can travel 7,000 km

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometres (more than 4,000 miles), the commander of its…

French police investigating Tour de France crash culprit

by Damian MCCALL PERROS-GUIREC, France (AFP) -- French police appealed for witnesses Sunday as they launched a probe into the…

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 9: mayor

SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) -- The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower has risen to nine,…

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