‘Test-&-trace’ crucial but won’t beat coronavirus alone: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Testing for COVID-19 and tracing the prior contacts of those found to be…
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Pre-orders of COVID-19 vaccine top five billion
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Although none of the coronavirus vaccines under development has proved its efficacy…
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Mauritius struggles to contain oil spill polluting its seas
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Police in Mauritius on Sunday prepared to board a grounded ship leaking tonnes of oil into…
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Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers have high viral loads: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their…
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Defying virus, Latvian ocean rower plans next adventure
by Imants LIEPINSH Agence France-Presse RIGA, Latvia (AFP) — After spending 140 days rowing across the ocean without seeing another…
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US announces clinical trial of antibody treatment for COVID-19
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has begun late stage clinical trials into a drug formulated to fight…
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WHO warns there may never be a COVID-19 ‘silver bullet’
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Monday that there might…
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Plague to protein: Israeli firm seeks to put locusts on the menu
by Jonah MANDEL Agence France-Presse GOLAN HEIGHTS, Undefined (AFP) — From biblical plague to modern day protein, one Israeli firm…
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Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Brazilian…
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Russia vows ‘promising’ virus vaccines in September
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Wednesday that it plans to begin production of two "promising" coronavirus vaccines in…
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