China rejects claim of illness at Wuhan lab in late 2019
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday dismissed as "totally untrue" reports that three researchers in Wuhan went to hospital…
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British woman dies in Cyprus after AstraZeneca jab
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) -- A 39-year-old British woman died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after…
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Japan opens mass vaccination centres ahead of Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres on Monday in a bid to speed up a…
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defiant in first comments since coup
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said her ousted party would "exist as long as…
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Jack Ma to step down as president of his business school: FT
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, founder of ecommerce giant Aibaba, is going to step down as president…
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India passes 300,000 Covid-19 deaths
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India said Monday it had passed more than 300,000 coronavirus deaths, the third country after…
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Israel to ease coronavirus restrictions
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel is set to ease restrictions imposed to combat coronavirus on June 1, but tough rules…
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Another cyclone looms for India, week after deadly storm
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- A severe cyclone is brewing off India's eastern coast, the nation's weather bureau warned Sunday, as…
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Iran explosives factory blast injures 9: authorities
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- At least nine people were injured in a blast on Sunday at a plant producing explosive…
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21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in…
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