EU summit welcomes Covid certificate to unlock travel
by Marc BURLEIGH BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- EU leaders on Tuesday welcomed the introduction of a bloc-wide Covid-19 pass that…
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Brazil Covid death toll surpasses 450,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-19 death toll surpassed 450,000 on Tuesday, as delays plague the hard-hit country's…
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Indonesia arrests four for stealing vaccines meant for prisoners
MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- Four people have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly stealing Covid-19 vaccines marked for prisoners and…
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Singapore Airlines says rerouting flights to avoid Belarus
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it was rerouting flights to avoid Belarus after Minsk forced a jet…
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New Zealand halts travel bubble with Australian state
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia's Victoria state over a new coronavirus cluster Tuesday,…
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China rejects claim of illness at Wuhan lab in late 2019
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday dismissed as "totally untrue" reports that three researchers in Wuhan went to hospital…
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Spain urges border respect as 1,000 minors still in Ceuta
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain sent a clear message to Morocco Monday, insisting on respect for its shared borders a…
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British woman dies in Cyprus after AstraZeneca jab
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) -- A 39-year-old British woman died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after…
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Japan premium melons go for $24,800 after virus slump
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese…
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Japan opens mass vaccination centres ahead of Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres on Monday in a bid to speed up a…
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India passes 300,000 Covid-19 deaths
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India said Monday it had passed more than 300,000 coronavirus deaths, the third country after…
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Study shows dogs can detect Covid-positive arrivals
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections…
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