Delhi shuts schools as government considers ‘pollution lockdown’
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- New Delhi authorities announced Saturday a one-week closure of schools and said…
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Israel greenlights vaccinations for 5-11 year olds
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel gave the green light Sunday to start vaccinating children aged between five and 11 against Covid-19…
4 years ago
China donates 500,000 more vaccine doses to Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- China donated 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday to war-torn Syria, which has one of…
4 years ago
At least one dead as twin quakes hit Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Two strong earthquakes struck southern Iran within 90 seconds Sunday, killing at least one person and…
4 years ago
Two Qaeda suspects among three killed in Yemen drone strike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- A suspected US drone strike on Sunday killed three people in central Yemen,…
4 years ago
Top Chinese Communist Party members pass historic resolution
by Helen Roxburgh and Laurie Chen Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Top Communist Party leaders wrapped up…
4 years ago
Israel holds ‘war drill’ in case of new Covid strain
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- In what it called a world first, Israel on Thursday held a "war game drill" in…
4 years ago
Indian Covid vaccine ‘highly efficacious’: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Covaxin, the first Covid-19 vaccine developed in India, is "highly efficacious" and presents no safety concerns,…
4 years ago
‘We are a country’: Taiwanese embrace distinct identity
by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Ken Young and Kylie Wang, hosts of a popular daily news podcast, say…
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Sputnik V developer calls for mandatory vaccines in Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The developer of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V has said Moscow should make jabs mandatory as…
4 years ago
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