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…
5 years ago
Europe
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…
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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…
5 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…
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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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New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide fell by 16 percent…
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WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca Covid shot
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines on…
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UK’s virus jabs pass 15 mn, as New Zealand orders city lockdown
by Joe JACKSON in London and AFP bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme passed the 15…
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Britain’s Prince Charles gets Covid-19 jab
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year,…
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