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Asian women among eight killed in Atlanta-area spa shootings

  by Elijah NOUVELAGE with Camille CAMDESSUS in Washington Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) -- Six Asian women…

Eight dead in US spa shootings

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) Eight people were killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of…

Trudeau urges Canadians to take ‘safe’ AstraZeneca shot

MONTREAL, Canada ( AFP) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged Canadians to take the AstraZeneca vaccine, in response…

Portugal suspends AstraZeneca jabs

LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Portugal has followed the lead of other EU countries and stopped rolling out AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine…

New York City pays emotional tribute to more than 30,000 Covid deaths

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York, the US city most bereaved by the coronavirus, paid a moving tribute…

Biden, Pelosi sidestep calling on NY governor to resign

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden sidestepped questions Sunday on whether New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should…

Biden to end Covid vaccine priority group restrictions by May 1: US official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden will order authorities across the entire United States to lift priority restrictions…

Biden signs $1.9 trillion US stimulus package into law

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill Thursday…

High protection after one vaccine dose for Covid survivors: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A person who has had Covid and receives a single dose of the Pfizer or…

Novavax Covid vaccine highly effective against severe Covid: company

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 100 percent protective against severe…

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