Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated tourists
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand is to cut the quarantine for vaccinated travellers to seven days starting in October, officials…
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Sydney gets ‘blueprint for freedom’ as virus cases fall
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Vaccinated Sydney residents will finally emerge from a lengthy Covid lockdown by mid-October, Australian officials said…
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South Asia eyes tourism revival with eased restrictions
by Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal has restarted visas on arrival for vaccinated tourists as South Asian nations…
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Sri Lanka shaman dies of Covid after touting ‘blessed’ water cure
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka's Covid-19 outbreak with "blessed" water has…
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EU set to decide on Covid boosters next month
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's drug watchdog said Thursday it expected to decide in early October whether to…
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WHO backs antibody treatment for high-risk Covid patients
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended the synthetic antibody treatment Regeneron for Covid-19, but…
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Turn the page on Covid-19? Not so fast, say experts
by Paul RICARD PARIS, France (AFP) -- With global Covid cases declining and pandemic fatigue on the rise, many countries…
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US biotech billionaire to make Covid, cancer vaccines in S.Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Thursday said he will begin transferring technology to make Covid-19…
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‘People have lost hope’: Lebanon’s only suicide hotline inundated
by Hashem Osseiran BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The phones at Lebanon's only suicide hotline hardly ever stop ringing as people…
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mn a year, toughens guidelines
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday,…
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US authorizes Pfizer booster for elderly and high-risk: statement
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for…
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 million a year, toughens guidelines
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air…
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