US keeps carrier in Mediterranean amid Russia tensions
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States has ordered an aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean in…
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Europe
Bird flu kills 100,000 hens at Czech farm
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Czech vets are due to cull 80,000 hens at a farm where over 100,000 animals…
2 years ago
WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs
by Hui Min NEO with AFP bureaus BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant…
2 years ago
France to impose more work-from-home in Covid fight
by Joseph Schmid PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will order companies to impose at least three work-from-home days a week…
2 years ago
French arrest man over chemical weapons parts in Syria
PARIS, France (AFP) - A French-Syrian man has been detained by French police on suspicion of supplying components for the…
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Portugal says Omicron dominant, infections rising
Omicron has become the dominant strain of coronavirus in Portugal where more than 10,000 daily Covid-19 cases had been registered…
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France breaks 100,000 barrier for 24-hour Covid infections
Covid infections in France hit six figures Saturday, health officials recording 104,611 cases over the previous 24 hours, the third…
2 years ago
UK virus cases hit new record
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK on Thursday set another daily Covid-19 daily infections record, fuelled by the Omicron…
2 years ago
Germany targets New Year’s parties, sports in new Covid curbs
by Michelle FITZPATRICK Germany's leaders on Tuesday limited private New Year's parties to 10 people and banned spectators from football…
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WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end…
2 years ago
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