Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated…
4 years ago
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Time capsule from Confederate statue reveals US Civil War artifacts
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A time capsule buried 130 years ago in the base of a…
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Boosters may prolong Covid WHO warns, France jabs kids as Omicron surges
"No country can boost its way out of the pandemic," warns WHO chief LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The…
4 years ago
Third jab ‘significantly’ boosts Omicron antibodies: AstraZeneca
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that a third, or "booster", dose of its…
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‘A little aid would help’: Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food
by Ron LOPEZ Agence France-Presse SURIGAO CITY, Philippines (AFP) - Jennifer Vetonio stands on a road in the southern Philippines…
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US health regulator authorizes Pfizer’s Covid pill as Omicron surges
by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for…
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Sea turtles return to Thailand’s shores during pandemic
by Sophie DEVILLER and Pitcha DANGPRASITH Agence France-Presse PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach,…
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Swedish company offers a Covid pass that gets under the skin
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) - Dystopian nightmare or a simple convenience? A Swedish company implanting microchips under the skin has is…
4 years ago
Cargo ship captain convicted over Mauritius oil spill
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) - The captain and first mate of a bulk carrier that crashed into a coral reef off…
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WHO approves Novavax as 10th authorized Covid jab
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a Covid vaccine made by US pharma giant…
4 years ago
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