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Italy tightens restrictions on Covid unvaccinated

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- People in Italy who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 are barred from restaurants or taking domestic…

Markets mostly up as traders weigh Fed tightening, inflation

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Most Asian and European markets rose Monday as traders brushed off another negative performance on…

Covid tests ordered for 14 million in China’s Tianjin

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- The northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday advised its nearly 14 million people to stay…

China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictions

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on…

Israel will see 2-4 million Covid infections in current wave: PM

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel could see up to nearly 40 percent of the population infected by coronavirus during the…

Pandemic spirals, but deaths still drop

    PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of Covid-19 cases soared by nearly two thirds across the world this…

How China is keeping to its strict ‘zero Covid’ strategy

by Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The distressing case of a pregnant Chinese woman miscarrying after a strict…

Almost 100,000 children lost parents to Covid in Peru

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Covid-19 killed at least one parent or primary caregiver for nearly 100,000 children in Peru, the…

Britain faces hospital crisis as Covid cases top 200,000

by Jitendra JOSHI / James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British hospitals have switched to a "war footing" due…

Calling Omicron ‘mild’ a mistake, warns WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is killing people across the…

Israel records highest daily rise in Covid infections

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases, constituting the largest daily rise…

Brazil green-lights Covid-19 vaccines for children age 5-11

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian health authorities authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children age five to 11 on Wednesday, as South…

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