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22 Covid patients die in India after oxygen supply disrupted

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Twenty-two Covid-19 patients at a hospital in India were killed on Wednesday when the oxygen supply…

SKorea’s Moon urges Biden to engage directly with NKorea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Joe Biden to open up talks with North Korea…

Deadly blast at Pakistan hotel hosting China ambassador: official

QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least four people were killed and a dozen others wounded when a bomb exploded at…

Junta attacks displace nearly 250,000 people in Myanmar: UN envoy

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The Myanmar military junta's crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a…

Syria’s Idlib to get first batch of Covid-19 vaccines

BAB AL-HAWA, Syria (AFP) -- A first batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses was expected to arrive Wednesday in war-torn northwestern…

Russian government’s main task is to boost incomes: Putin

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin, whose United Russia party is deeply unpopular ahead of September elections, said Wednesday…

Putin vows Russia will fight climate change

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed that Russia, one of the world's oil and gas producing…

Russia aiming for herd immunity against virus by autumn: Putin

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia is aiming for herd immunity against the coronavirus…

China’s Xi to attend online Biden climate summit

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping will attend a virtual climate summit this week hosted by US President…

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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