India Covid surge hits new record as oxygen runs short
by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's brutal new Covid outbreak set records…
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Modi asks Indians to do better to stop virus amid new surge
by Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Tuesday called on Indians to step up…
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Indian railway ‘superhero’ pulls off dramatic rescue
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- An Indian railway worker has been hailed a "superhero" after he sprinted more than 30 metres…
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Japanese region seeks new virus emergency as Olympics near
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's third most populated region will on Tuesday ask the central government to impose a state…
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Scores test positive for Covid-19 on India flight to Hong Kong
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- At least 49 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested…
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Fast-jabbing Israel buys millions more Pfizer Covid shots
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel signed Monday an agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer enabling the Jewish state to obtain millions…
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Young and infected: Covid-19’s new patients as India battles huge surge
by Glenda Kwek, with Nivrita Ganguly in Mumbai and Nishant Saxena in Lucknow NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Ajay Singh…
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Lebanon PM calls on Qatar to rescue nation facing ‘total collapse’
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for wealthy Qatar's help during a visit to the…
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All adult Indians to be eligible for virus vaccine from May
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) --India said Monday it will open its Covid-19 vaccination drive to all adults from May 1,…
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Japan urges release of journalist in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Japan urged Myanmar authorities on Monday to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading…
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