UK reports zero daily Covid deaths for the first time since July
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since last…
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Europe
WHO narrows in on Covid Delta variant
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first detected in…
5 years ago
Iceland’s glaciers lose 750 km2 in 20 years
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometers (290 square miles), or seven percent of their…
5 years ago
France opens Covid jabs for all adults in race against variants
by Juliette COLLEN PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Monday opened up Covid-19 vaccines to all adults, a week before…
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Myanmar journalist to seek asylum in Spain
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Myanmar correspondent Mratt Kyaw Thu will arrive in Madrid on Tuesday to ask for asylum after…
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WHO switches to Greek alphabet for virus variant names
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Covid-19 variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to…
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Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A Ryanair passenger plane made an emergency landing in Berlin before resuming its journey to Poland,…
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UK approves single shot Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Friday approved the use of a fourth Covid vaccine, hoping to boost a…
5 years ago
‘Bomb threat’ sent after plane diverted to Minsk: email provider
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The alleged bomb threat cited by Belarus as the reason why it diverted a plane to…
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Germany to vaccinate children over 12 from June 7
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will start offering coronavirus jabs to children over the age of 12 from June 7,…
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