Singapore PM warns US against hard line toward China
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday warned the United States against aggressively challenging…
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New York is first US city to mandate vaccines for restaurants, gyms
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will become the first major US city to require proof of vaccination…
4 years ago
New Covid restrictions in France as virus cases rise
AJACCIO, France (AFP) --Health officials in France on Tuesday activated an emergency plan on the Mediterranean island of Corsica as…
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Colombia town orders vaccine refusers to stay home or face fines, jail
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Authorities in a Colombian town have run out of patience with people refusing coronavirus vaccines, ordering…
4 years ago
Deadly wildfire races toward Turkish power plant
by Kadir DEMIR MARMARIS, Turkey (AFP) -- A roaring blaze raced toward a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and farmers…
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Bangladesh to vaccinate 10 million in seven days
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million…
4 years ago
Spain extends virus aid until end of October
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's cabinet approved Tuesday the extension of measures to protect the most vulnerable from economic effects…
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Sixteen more killed, dozens rescued in India’s monsoon deluge
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- At least 16 people have been killed and a quarter of a million people displaced from…
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Over 100 charged with insulting king in one year of Thai protests: tally
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when…
4 years ago
Covid returns to China’s Wuhan as global Delta variant woes mount
by Jing Xuan TENG and AFP Bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in China's Wuhan said Tuesday they would test…
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