Beijing smothered by hazardous yellow smog
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing was cloaked by a thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution surging to hazardous levels…
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New York City pays emotional tribute to more than 30,000 Covid deaths
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York, the US city most bereaved by the coronavirus, paid a moving tribute…
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Netherlands suspends rollout of AstraZeneca jab
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch health officials said they had suspended the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine on Sunday…
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Italian region suspends AstraZeneca jabs after death
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's northern Piedmont region on Sunday suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after the death of…
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5 detained over Covid hospital deaths in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- The director and four other officials of a Jordanian hospital treating coronavirus patients were detained on…
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Norway probes blood clot cases after jab suspension
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norwegian health officials reported three more cases of blood clots or brain haemorrhages in younger people…
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India reviews AstraZeneca side effects after concerns in Europe
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca…
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WHO insists AstraZeneca vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks
by Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said there…
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UK says AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Thursday defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Denmark suspended the…
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Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out over blood clot fears
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand abruptly delayed its roll-out of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, stopping Premier Prayut…
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Biden to end Covid vaccine priority group restrictions by May 1: US official
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden will order authorities across the entire United States to lift priority restrictions…
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Biden signs $1.9 trillion US stimulus package into law
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill Thursday…
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