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Europe reels from powerful ‘Aurore’ storm

  by Jürgen HECKER Agence France Presse Storm "Aurore" swept across parts of northern Europe on Thursday, leaving four dead…

‘Mix & match’ Covid boosters may gird immunity: EMA

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The use of so-called "mix and match" Covid-19 vaccine boosters may give a stronger immune…

UK virus cases top 50,000 for first time since July

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Daily virus cases in the UK on Thursday soared to over 50,000 a day for…

Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital: Buckingham Palace

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in hospital after being advised to rest and cancel…

Third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine 95.6% effective

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- A third dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective against…

Powerful storm in France cuts electricity to 250,000 homes

PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 250,000 homes in France were without electricity on Thursday after gale-force winds swept the…

Don’t panic, says UK, despite soaring Covid rates

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's government on Wednesday rejected calls to trigger "Plan B" measures to limit spiralling Covid…

UK health leaders call for Covid curbs as infections rise

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Healthcare leaders urged the British government Wednesday to reinstate some coronavirus restrictions to ease pressures…

Atea-Roche plans for Covid pill hit by poor trial results

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- US-based Atea Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday its plans to develop an orally administered drug to treat coronavirus…

Germany ‘vehemently condemns’ North Korea missile test

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany said Wednesday it "vehemently condemns" the test of a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile…

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