Russia reports record daily Covid deaths
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Wednesday 1,028 people died of Covid over the past 24 hours, a new record,…
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Atea-Roche plans for Covid pill hit by poor trial results
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- US-based Atea Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday its plans to develop an orally administered drug to treat coronavirus…
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Israel reports subvariant of Delta coronavirus strain
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported…
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UK monitoring ‘subvariant’ of coronavirus Delta strain: govt
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the…
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Colin Powell’s death sparks misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines
by Claire SAVAGE WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Social media posts claim that Colin Powell's death from complications caused by…
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Singapore expands quarantine-free travel for vaccinated passengers
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore on Tuesday began quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from eight countries, part of a…
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New Zealand Covid cases hit record despite vaccination push
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the…
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UK govt under spotlight as Covid cases rise again
by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain has repeatedly trumpeted its mass vaccination program against Covid-19, hailing its…
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Russia’s Saint Petersburg tightens virus controls
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's second city, Saint Petersburg, announced Monday it would tighten restrictions to battle a surge…
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Pfizer seeks green light for Covid jab for children aged 5-11 in Canada
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Pfizer-BioNTech submitted an authorization request to Health Canada on Monday for the use of its Covid-19…
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Colin Powell dies of Covid-19 complications: family
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw…
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EU has exported ‘over 1 billion’ Covid-19 vaccine doses
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union has exported "over one billion" doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10…
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