UAE suspends flights from India as Covid cases spike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates on Thursday suspended all flights from India, including transit passengers,…
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Japan to host first joint military drill with US, France
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest…
5 years ago
Singapore quarantines migrant workers after virus cases
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore has quarantined about 1,200 migrant workers from a dormitory after coronavirus cases were discovered among…
5 years ago
Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government is to declare virus states of emergencies in Tokyo and three other regions on…
5 years ago
Record infections overwhelm India’s hospitals
by Bhuvan Bagga with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen…
5 years ago
Syria government receives first Covax jabs
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- The Syrian government received more than 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine via the Covax programme…
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Germany expects to offer Covid jabs to all adults from June
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is expecting to open up Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in June at the latest,…
5 years ago
Pakistan Taliban claim deadly blast at luxury hotel
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a deadly suicide blast at a luxury hotel hosting…
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Virus reaches Everest as climber tests positive
by Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed Thursday that he has tested…
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3 rockets hit Baghdad airport base housing US troops: security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital's airport housing US troops Friday,…
5 years ago
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