US buying 200 million more doses of Moderna Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States has reached a deal to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna's…
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Japan to issue vaccine passport for travel abroad
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from a next month for…
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Japan to lift virus emergency one month before Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the…
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Germany’s CureVac Covid vaccine only 47 percent effective: company
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A coronavirus vaccine being developed by Germany's CureVac has shown disappointing results in an interim analysis…
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North Korea’s Kim admits food situation ‘tense’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Kim Jong Un has admitted that North Korea's food situation is "tense", state media reported…
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Taiwan reports new record Chinese jet incursion
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan said a record 28 Chinese military aircraft including fighter jets and nuclear-capable bombers flew into…
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France opens Covid jabs to over-12s in herd immunity drive
by Françoise KADRI / Clare BYRNE PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Tuesday expanded its Covid-19 inoculation drive to children…
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AstraZeneca hits snag in Covid drug development
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Tuesday revealed it had hit a setback in trials of a…
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US surpasses 600,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic surpassed 600,000 on Tuesday, according to figures…
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California celebrates ‘reopening day’ as pandemic rules lifted
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California -- the first US state to enact a stay-at-home order just under 15…
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Masks off, mortarboards on: Wuhan sheds Covid for mass graduation
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A huge red banner welcomed nearly 9,000 students in Wuhan for a massive graduation ceremony over…
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Gasping for oxygen in Bolivian city battling Covid
by Martín SILVA COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (AFP) -- The alarm in the Bolivian hospital pierced through the din of beeping life…
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