Partial lockdown in Beijing as UK virus variant detected
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- 1.6 million residents were banned from leaving Beijing on Wednesday as two Covid-19 cases linked to…
5 years ago
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Partial lockdown in Beijing over Covid-19 outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A partial lockdown was imposed on the Chinese capital Wednesday, with 1.6 million residents banned…
5 years ago
Israel extends Covid lockdown despite vaccination drive
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- The Israeli government decided Tuesday to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown to the end of the…
5 years ago
China rescuers drill new ‘lifelines’ to trapped gold miners
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese miners trapped underground for nine days are recovering strength after food and medical supplies…
5 years ago
Chinese city rushes to build massive Covid-19 quarantine centre
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China's Shijiazhuang city…
5 years ago
‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF schools in Rohingya camps
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Four UNICEF schools for Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been destroyed in…
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Out-of-control truck kills 15 on Indian roadside
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- An out-of-control dumper truck crushed fifteen people to death as they slept by the roadside early…
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Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban…
5 years ago
WHO, China could have acted faster on pandemic: experts
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- China and the World Health Organization could have acted faster to avert catastrophe…
5 years ago
Japan PM vows to tackle virus as public support plunges
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Monday to tackle surging coronavirus cases and restore normal life…
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