China virus cases at six-month high despite grinding lockdowns
by Laurie CHEN Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported its highest daily Covid caseload in six months Monday,…
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Apple says iPhone output at Foxconn China plant hit by Covid lockdown
Beijing, China | AFP | Apple said Covid restrictions have "temporarily impacted" production at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in…
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India’s capital to shut schools as toxic smog chokes city
New Delhi, India | AFP | Primary schools in India's capital New Delhi will shut to protect children from the…
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‘Hazardous’ smog chokes India’s capital
New Delhi, India | AFP | Smog in New Delhi hit "hazardous" levels on Thursday as smoke from thousands of…
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China imposes Covid lockdown on 600,000 people around iPhone plant
Beijing, China | AFP | by Jing Xuan TENG Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area…
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China to ease mainland residents’ travel to Macau
Beijing, China | AFP | Mainland Chinese residents will be allowed to visit Macau using an online visa system as…
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Rare canine rabies case discovered near Paris
Paris, France | AFP | A rare case of rabies has been detected in a dog in the Paris region…
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Residents on edge as Uganda reports Ebola cases in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | by Grace Matsiko Uganda has reported 14 confirmed cases of Ebola in the greater…
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China Covid curbs disrupt production at world’s biggest iPhone factory
Beijing, China | AFP | Wednesday Millions of people in China were under tight Covid restrictions on Wednesday as…
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For struggling Haiti, return of cholera is a ‘catastrophe’
by Jean Daniel SENAT with Lucie AUBOURG in Washington Agence France-Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- When humanitarian officials in Haiti…
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‘Close the windows’: Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears
Zouk Mikael, Lebanon | AFP | by Jonathan SAWAYA After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her…
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Climate change puts one billion children at ‘extreme risk’: watchdog
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Some one billion children are at "extremely high risk" due to climate change…
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