US floats idea of early approval for eventual COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility in an…
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Nigerians attack medics at Rome coronavirus centre
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Three Nigerian migrants attacked staff in a military hospital in Rome after testing positive for…
6 years ago
France notes ‘exponential’ rise in coronavirus cases as over 7k new cases reported in 24 hours
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Friday said there had been an "exponential" rise in coronavirus cases with more…
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Government urges UK to get back to work as job losses mount
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's government on Friday urged people to return to work amid concern about the…
6 years ago
Trump says US to ‘crush’ Covid-19 with vaccine ‘this year’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to "crush" the coronavirus pandemic with a vaccine…
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WHO opens door to change for global public health alerts
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO said Thursday it was setting up a committee to consider changing the rules on…
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Masks compulsory in all Paris as virus cases rise
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's prime minister on Thursday announced face masks will become compulsory throughout Paris, expressing concern…
6 years ago
Fires ‘poisoning air’ in Amazon: study
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest,…
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Women may mount stronger Covid-19 immune response
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A new study looking at male and female immune responses to…
6 years ago
South Korean parliament closed over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in…
6 years ago
Peru seeks 6,000 volunteers for China vaccine trial
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Wednesday began registering volunteers for clinical trials of a Chinese vaccine against the coronavirus.…
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N. Korea’s Kim issues warning on virus as health speculation swirls
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state media on Wednesday showed leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting of…
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