Brazilian regulator denies permission to import Russian Covid vaccine
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health regulator on Monday denied a request from several states to import Russia's Sputnik V…
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Australia bans passenger flights from India until May 15
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Tuesday announced a temporary ban on direct passenger flights from India, as the South…
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Japan rolls out vaccine slowly, despite looming Olympics
by Katie Forster / Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Three months before it hosts the Olympics -- the biggest…
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Turkey to enter full lockdown April 29 to May 17
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced a full lockdown from April 29 to May…
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Indian Covid variant found in northern Italy
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Authorities in northern Italy announced Monday they had identified two cases of the Indian variant of…
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S.Africa to resume J&J vaccinations
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa announced Monday it would shortly resume using Johnson & Johnson anti-Covid vaccines, two…
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Kazakhstan rolls out national coronavirus vaccine
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan on Monday rolled out its homegrown coronavirus vaccine, with the Central Asian country's health minister…
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Hong Kong and Singapore aim to start travel bubble in May
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong and Singapore on Monday announced plans to resurrect their scrapped coronavirus travel bubble…
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Australia’s Perth ends snap lockdown as quarantine debate heats up
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian authorities on Monday lifted a snap three-day lockdown of Perth, but faced pointed questions about…
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New Covid restrictions in Thailand as cases rise
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- New Covid restrictions came into force in Thailand on Monday to try to halt a spiralling…
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New Delhi extends coronavirus lockdown as India cases hit new record
by Jalees Andrabi and Glenda Kwek with Bhuvan Bagga NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's capital New Delhi on Sunday…
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US approves restart of J&J Covid vaccinations: regulators
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccinations can restart, US health regulators said Friday, after the shots'…
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