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Trump, under pressure, signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

by Jerome CARTILLIER WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) -- After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from…

Chinese citizen journalist faces trial for Wuhan virus reporting

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese citizen journalist held since May for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19…

South Korea detects first coronavirus variant cases

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been…

Covid-19 cases top 80 million worldwide: AFP count

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 80 million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected worldwide since the pandemic…

Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ of Trump block on pandemic relief

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden warned Saturday of "devastating consequences" if President Donald Trump continues…

Spain receives first Covid vaccine doses

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, a day before…

First confirmed cases in Spain of British virus variant: regional govt

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Four cases of a coronavirus variant believed to be particularly infectious that recently emerged in…

First Covid vaccine doses arrive in France

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were delivered early Saturday to the Paris…

Morocco orders 65 million vaccine doses

  RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Morocco said Thursday it had ordered 65 million doses of novel coronavirus vaccine, as the…

Latin American countries begin mass vaccinations as Europe fears new strain

by Barnaby CHESTERMAN with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- Three Latin American countries launched mass immunization…

Brazilian institute says Chinese vaccine effective

    SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Clinical trials of the CoronaVac coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac have…

One million vaccinated as US eyes return to normal next summer

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than a million Americans have received the first dose of their Covid-19 vaccines, a…

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