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US looks to ramp up oxygen in India aid push

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is looking to help India quickly and sharply scale up oxygen supplies…

Brazil’s Covid death toll surpasses 400,000

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 400,000 Thursday, as the country struggled to secure…

Vietnam reports cases of Indian Covid variant, new community outbreak

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has detected four cases of a Covid-19 variant believed to be behind a devastating surge…

US sending $100 million in Covid supplies to India

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Wednesday it was sending more than $100 million in supplies to…

India Covid-19 deaths surge again, more global aid flown in

by Sailandra Sil, with AFP Bureaus KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus disaster deepened on Thursday with its daily death…

Moderna eyes three billion Covid vaccine doses in 2022

PARIS, France (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical firm Moderna said Thursday it expects to increase global production of its cutting-edge Covid…

Medical oxygen: Why it is lacking and how it is made

by Isabel MALSANG PARIS, France (AFP) -- Difficulty breathing is one of the most common severe Covid-19 symptoms, and as…

Turkey unveils deal for 50 million Sputnik V doses

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey announced on Wednesday it has signed a deal for the delivery of 50 million doses…

UK sends ‘oxygen factories’ to India

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Wednesday it was sending three oxygen generation units to Covid-struck India following a…

Russia to deliver ’emergency’ virus aid to India

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia will deliver emergency aid to coronavirus-hit India, President Vladimir Putin told Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Mexico hails signs of improvement in Covid battle

by Yussel Gonzalez MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday welcomed signs of an…

Biden to celebrate Covid gains, urge spending spree in Congress address

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden in his first address to Congress Wednesday will urge…

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