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No need for a vaccine third jab booster: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe cases of Covid-19 that there is…

US Open champion Raducanu can ‘rule the world’ says former coach

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Emma Raducanu's stunning US Open triumph showed the British teenager can "rule the world"…

Philippines’ John Arcilla wins best actor at Venice

  VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- Philippines actor John Arcilla was the surprise choice for the best acting award at the…

Covid vaccines hold up against severe Delta: US data

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Fully vaccinated people were 11 times less likely to die of Covid and 10…

Mu’ Covid variant potentially of concern: EU agency

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The European Medicines Agency said yesterday a coronavirus variant known as "Mu" could be cause…

La Niña climate cycle may reemerge in 2021: UN

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The weather phenomenon La Niña could resurface before the end of 2021, after petering out…

Co-inventor of mRNA shots sets sights on pan-coronavirus vaccine

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Drew Weissman's decades of research helped pave the…

Astronauts smell smoke, burning on Russia’s ISS module

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A smoke alarm sounded Thursday in Russia's segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and…

Solar could comprise almost half US power by 2050, govt says

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Solar power could account for nearly half of the United States' electricity supply by…

Covax eyes vaccines for just 20% of people in poor nations in 2021

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The vaccine-sharing facility Covax said Wednesday it should be able to provide Covid jabs to no…

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