Gorillas at San Diego zoo test positive for Covid-19
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- At least two gorillas at California's San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the…
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Over half a million under lockdown as Beijing outbreak spreads
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than half a million people were placed under lockdown in Beijing on Monday as…
5 years ago
Malaysia imposes virus curbs, warns hospitals at ‘breaking point’
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia will impose strict new curbs in over half the country to fight a coronavirus…
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Pacific’s Micronesia records first Covid-19 case
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The remote Pacific nation of Micronesia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on Monday, ending its…
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What we do and don’t know about new Covid mutations
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The emergence in Britain and South Africa of two…
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Killer fungus spread rampantly at US hospital Covid ward: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Dozens of people being treated for Covid-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became…
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UK virus strain triggers lockdown in Australia’s Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian city of Brisbane has called a snap three-day lockdown after a worker at a…
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Bali bombing-linked cleric Bashir freed from prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Abu Bakar Bashir, a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings, was freed from a…
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Brazil Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000: health ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-19 death toll passed 200,000 Thursday amid a surging second wave, with a…
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Spain hits two million virus cases
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's total number of coronavirus infections surged past two million on Thursday as cases jumped following…
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Poorest countries can expect vaccines within weeks: WHO
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The world's poorest countries can expect to start receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine…
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Chinese vaccine 78% effective in Brazil tests: officials
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in Brazil,…
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