Almost a million people inoculated with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine: firm
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nearly a million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm,…
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Asia
India’s coronavirus cases pass nine million as Delhi struggles
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus caseload passed nine million on Friday,…
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Xi touts China’s ‘openness’ on trade in APEC address
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade on Thursday,…
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Japan on ‘maximum alert’ after record virus cases: PM
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is on "maximum alert" after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, the prime…
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Saudi to host online G20 summit amid pandemic, recession
by Anuj Chopra RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit Saturday in a first for an…
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Taiwan grounds all F16 jets after one goes missing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks as rescuers continue to…
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Trump bans investment in firms that aid China’s military
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning Americans from investing in…
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China sends ‘congratulations’ to Joe Biden on US election win
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared…
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Saudi prince vows ‘iron fist’ against extremists after attacks
by Anuj Chopra RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged Thursday to strike extremists with…
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Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…
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