18 killed, 16 injured in fire at China martial arts school
by Laurie CHEN Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 18 people were killed and 16 injured…
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Asia
Israel holds up tourist entries as Delta variant spreads
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel announced Wednesday a delay to the renewed entry of individual tourists and said it could…
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Russia warns of ‘explosive’ virus surge
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia warned on Wednesday of an "explosive" spread of the Delta coronavirus variant in the country…
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China gives one-billionth Covid shot as Brazil toll hits milestone
by AFP bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday announced it had administered its one-billionth shot in the world's…
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Moscow melts in historic June heat wave
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow has been hit by a historic heat wave this week, with temperatures reaching a 120-year…
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Israeli PM warns of new virus outbreak as cases rise
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned Tuesday of a "new outbreak" of coronavirus in Israel after…
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Indonesia hits 2 million virus cases as crisis deepens
by Agnes ANYA JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia passed two million coronavirus cases Monday as infection rates soar and hospitals…
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UAE’s Abu Dhabi offers Covid vaccines to tourists
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE has quietly launched vaccine tourism, with the emirate of Abu Dhabi…
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US envoy offers to meet North Korea ‘anywhere anytime’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere,…
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Closed-door Games? Tokyo 2020 to decide on allowing fans
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo Olympics organisers and Japanese officials meet Monday to decide whether fans will…
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