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New York to drive vaccinations with free subway rides

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New Yorkers will receive free train rides if they get vaccinated against Covid-19 in…

US capital to drop Covid curbs for most businesses on May 21

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Washington is to lift pandemic restrictions on most businesses and public venues in less than…

Spain urges responsibility as parties mark curfew’s end

by Marie GIFFARD MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's government on Monday urged people to act "responsibly", stressing that health restrictions…

WHO says Covid variant in India ‘of concern’

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears…

Norway’s committee recommends dropping AstraZeneca, J&J jabs

  OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- An expert committee set up by Norway's government to evaluate AstraZeneca's and Johnson & Johnson's…

Covid jab maker BioNTech to build SE Asia manufacturing site

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a southeast Asia headquarters and manufacturing site…

‘Vaccine tourists’ fly from abroad for injections on US beach

by Leila MACOR MIAMI BEACH, United States (AFP) -- A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami…

Fully vaccinated enjoy new freedoms in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are exempt from many restrictions in Germany from…

Hugs, indoor seating could return in England as rules soften

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government is to announce a timeline for lifting anti-virus restrictions in England on…

Spain ends Covid state of emergency

by Mathieu GORSE MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight…

Variant among accelerators of India’s Covid explosion: WHO top scientist

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared…

Vietnamese woman is Laos’ first Covid-19 fatality

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Vietnamese woman died from Covid-19 in Laos on Sunday, according to state-run media, marking the…

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