Europe

Spain PM says virus battle plan ‘is working’

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's strategy to curb a rise in coronavirus infections "is working", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said…

Dutch cull 190,000 chickens after bird flu outbreaks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch authorities have culled some 190,000 chickens after a highly-contagious strain of bird flu broke…

WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no matter how severe…

German vaccine maker gives hope as US virus deaths top 250,000

by Yann Schreiber with AFP bureaus FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- The German maker of a top coronavirus vaccine…

France aiming to start Covid vaccinations in January

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France said Tuesday it was preparing to kick off a nationwide Covid vaccination campaign in…

Virus vaccine to be free in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The Belgian government said Monday it intends to make any coronavirus vaccine available to around 70…

Merkel fails in new curbs bid as virus infections stabilize

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday failed to push through additional curbs to combat the coronavirus, as…

EU sees vaccinations within months as cases top 1 million in Italy

  by Pia OHLIN with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- The European Union expressed hope Wednesday…

Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…

Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…

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