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Britons warned of hospital crisis over Omicron surge

by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday faced warnings of an impending hospital crisis due to…

Delhi imposes weekend curfew as Covid cases surge

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's capital New Delhi will lock down over the weekend as authorities grapple with a…

14 killed in Chinese construction site landslide

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A landslide at a construction site in southwest China's Guizhou province has killed at least 14…

US sets global record of over 1 million daily Covid-19 cases

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases on Monday, according to data…

Asian markets track Wall St surge but virus, inflation linger

HONG KONG,  China (AFP) -- Asian markets rose Tuesday following a strong lead from yet another record on Wall Street…

Australia’s Omicron surge drives infections record, testing rush

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia reported a record daily tally of nearly 50,000 Covid-19 cases Tuesday as the Omicron variant…

Chilean zoo jabs big cats, orangutan against Covid-19

by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France-Presse BUIN, Chile (AFP) - Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered…

45 cruise passengers with Covid disembark in Italy

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Some 45 cruise ship passengers disembarked in the Italian port of Genoa on Monday after contracting…

Snow storm batters US east, piling onto holiday chaos

by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - After a bruising holiday week of flight cancellations and…

China removes two officials in locked-down Xi’an

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- New coronavirus cases in China's locked-down city of Xi'an edged down Monday, official data showed, while…

US air travel still messy, with another 2,400 flights scrapped

by Julie CHABANAS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle…

Israeli PM says over 60s to get 4th Covid jab

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that a fourth Covid vaccine will be given to…

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