Erdogan gets jab as Turkey unrolls Chinese vaccine
by Burcin Gercek and Ozan Kose in Istanbul ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stripped down to…
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Magnitude-6.2 quake hits Indonesia’s West Sulawesi
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong, magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi on Friday, the US Geological…
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan for virus investigation
by Nicolas ASFOURI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- A team of experts from the World Health Organization…
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Turkey launches vaccination drive with China’s Sinovac after trials there showing 91.25% efficacy
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish doctors and nurses rolled up their sleeves on Thursday as the nation of 83…
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China reports first virus death in eight months
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported a death from Covid-19 on Thursday -- its first in eight months --…
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Putin says Russia to start mass vaccinations next week
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday tasked officials with launching mass coronavirus vaccinations from next week,…
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Japan to expand virus emergency to seven more regions
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is set to expand a coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday to seven more regions…
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President Widodo gets first Sinovac jab to prove its safety as Indonesia starts mass vaccination
(Eagle News) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo was the first to be inoculated with China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19…
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Chinese province of 37 million declares ’emergency’ to control virus
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese province of more than 37 million declared an "emergency state" on Wednesday to snuff…
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Indonesia divers search for crashed plane’s second black box
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian investigators said Wednesday they were hopeful of retrieving a crashed passenger jet's second black box,…
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