Hong Kong to impose new virus restrictions to battle fourth wave
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong will ban evening dining at restaurants and close fitness centres, the city's leader…
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Indonesia receives over a million Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has received 1.2 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac, officials said,…
5 years ago
Chinese Covid-19 vaccine maker gets $500 million funding boost
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech has secured half a billion dollars in extra funding to produce…
5 years ago
Toll rises to 23 in southern China mining accident
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Twenty-three miners have been confirmed dead after an accident at a coal mine in southern China,…
5 years ago
US, China dominated arms market in 2019: report
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- US and Chinese companies dominated the global arms market in 2019, while the Middle East made…
5 years ago
Moscow starts inoculating vulnerable workers against coronavirus
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at…
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China’s Xi sends condolences over death of former French president
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences on Friday over the death of former French president…
5 years ago
Iran surpasses one million Covid-19 cases
by Ahmad Parhizi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran said its novel coronavirus infections surpassed one million cases on Thursday, as…
5 years ago
Second cyclone in a week threatens Sri Lanka, India
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka and southern India battened down the hatches for the second time in a…
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Japan residents to get free Covid-19 vaccine
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday,…
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