Macau bans international passenger flights for two weeks
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Macau has announced a two-week ban on any inbound passenger flights from outside of…
4 years ago
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China punishes officials after woman miscarries outside lockdown hospital
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese authorities said Thursday they have punished officials after footage went viral of an eight-month pregnant…
4 years ago
Pfizer/BioNTech to develop mRNA-based shingles shot
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany's BioNTech and US pharma giant Pfizer, which together developed a Covid-19 vaccine in record time,…
4 years ago
Italy to introduce mandatory Covid vaccination for over 50s
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's government said Wednesday that it would make vaccination against Covid-19 compulsory from February 15 for…
4 years ago
China to test 12 million in Zhengzhou as Xi’an outbreak eases
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The city of Zhengzhou ordered its 12 million residents to take Covid-19 tests Wednesday after a…
4 years ago
China says Xi’an outbreak controlled but other cities face restrictions
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Covid cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an fell to their lowest in weeks on…
4 years ago
Asian markets struggle with inflation, rates back in focus
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Markets struggled in Asia on Wednesday following a tepid lead from Wall Street, with inflation…
4 years ago
US snowstorm strands drivers for 24 hours or more
The snow storm is over but the travel misery lingered: drivers on a major highway outside Washington reported Tuesday they…
4 years ago
Weaker virus? Herd immunity? Omicron sparks cautious hopes
by Isabelle TOURNÉ PARIS, France (AFP) -- With new versions forcing vaccine makers to re-test jabs, the virus that causes…
4 years ago
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warns
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Soaring Omicron cases around the globe could increase the risk of a newer, more dangerous…
4 years ago
Bolsonaro will not undergo surgery: doctors
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need surgery, his doctors said Tuesday, a day after…
4 years ago
EU bans cancer threat chemicals in tattoo ink
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- An EU ban on tattoo ink and permanent make-up containing chemicals feared to cause cancers or…
4 years ago
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