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Fauci says he feels liberated to speak on science under Biden

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In his first White House briefing as President Joe Biden's top advisor on Covid-19,…

US resumes WHO support, launches $1.9 trillion virus plan

by Nina LARSON with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday said it…

US Covid-19 deaths exceed WWII military toll: tracker

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country's toll of military…

NBA postpones another game, announces 11 new players test positive

LOS ANGELES. United States (AFP) -- Memphis' NBA game at the Portland Trail Blazers scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed…

UK registers daily record of 1,820 coronavirus deaths: govt

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Wednesday announced 1,820 fatalities from Covid-19 in a 24-hour period, breaking the previous…

Partial lockdown in Beijing as UK virus variant detected

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- 1.6 million residents were banned from leaving Beijing on Wednesday as two Covid-19 cases linked to…

Partial lockdown in Beijing over Covid-19 outbreak

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A partial lockdown was imposed on the Chinese capital Wednesday, with 1.6 million residents banned…

UN seeks $76 million in emergency aid for Madagascar

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations said Tuesday that $76 million was urgently needed to help over one million…

Immune system ‘remembers’ coronavirus for at least 6 months: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- People may be able to fight off reinfection for at least six months…

Oldest city in the Americas under threat from squatters

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse CARAL, Peru (AFP) — Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archeological site in the…

Serbia starts vaccination with Chinese-made Sinopharm

BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) -- Serbia launched on Tuesday a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign and became the first European country to…

Israel extends Covid lockdown despite vaccination drive

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- The Israeli government decided Tuesday to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown to the end of the…

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