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France to ease Covid isolation rules: government

France will relax Covid isolation rules from Monday, the government announced, in a bid to ease their impact on society…

France says children must wear masks on transport from age six

Children on French public transport will soon have to wear a face mask from the age of six upwards, the…

Europe tops 100 million Covid cases: AFP tally

Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of…

New Covid curbs in England ‘last resort’: minister

Britain's health minister insisted Saturday reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be "an absolute last resort" and that the country…

Italian hospitals under strain as Covid hits new highs

by Gildas LE ROUX / Alexandria SAGE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- "We are inundated," Antonino Marchese says wearily as his…

As virus surges, England builds temporary hospitals

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- England is building temporary hospitals to help cope with rising coronavirus cases, as Prime Minister…

5.7M Earthquake strikes Greek island of Crete

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the Athens Observatory said, with no damage…

Covid variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases hit record

by Kenan Augeard with AFP Bureaus A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as…

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…

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…

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