US adds 1,242 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States added 1,262 more deaths to its COVID-19 toll in the 24 hours…
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Intensive farming heightens pandemic risk: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Intensive farming makes future pandemics such as COVID-19 more likely as wild animals…
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Belgian meat plant quarantines 225 staff
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- One of Belgium's biggest meat processing plants has sent 225 staff home to quarantine Wednesday after…
6 years ago
New York to set up COVID-19 ‘checkpoints’
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will put up checkpoints at key entry points to the city to…
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Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer, Moderna
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Wednesday it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for…
6 years ago
US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being…
6 years ago
Florida surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Florida, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the southeastern US, has surpassed half…
6 years ago
Defying virus, Latvian ocean rower plans next adventure
by Imants LIEPINSH Agence France-Presse RIGA, Latvia (AFP) — After spending 140 days rowing across the ocean without seeing another…
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Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his…
6 years ago
US adds 1,300 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according…
6 years ago
Novavax reports promising early trial results of COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech company Novavax on Tuesday announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine elicited a robust immune…
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US announces clinical trial of antibody treatment for COVID-19
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has begun late stage clinical trials into a drug formulated to fight…
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