France, Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety
by Joseph Schmid with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt PARIS, France (AFP) -- Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French…
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Europe
Spain suffers second-worst month for virus deaths
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain suffered its second-worst month for coronavirus deaths in February with 10,528 fatalities, the worst figure…
3 years ago
UK aid charities warn of famine as Covid hits poorer nations
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A coalition of UK aid agencies warned Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic is worsening the…
3 years ago
Over 20 million get first dose of covid vaccine in UK
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one…
3 years ago
Queen Elizabeth II says Covid jab ‘didn’t hurt’ as she urges take-up
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II said on Thursday that her coronavirus jab "didn't hurt at all" and…
3 years ago
Quake rocks Reykjavik, raises Iceland’s volcano activity
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake on Wednesday rocked southwestern Iceland, including the capital Reykjavik, triggering increased volcanic…
3 years ago
Italian envoy killed in DR Congo; attack blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels
by Marthe BOSUANDOLE and Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was…
3 years ago
First vaccine dose cuts transmission and hospitalization: UK studies
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Data from two separate studies published in the UK on Monday, one in England and…
3 years ago
UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults
by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to…
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Vaccine-poor Germans shunning AstraZeneca jab
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Doctors and public health officials pleaded with Germans Thursday…
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