Biden: US donating ‘historic’ extra 500 million Covid vaccines
by Issam Ahmed with Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden addressed a Covid-19 summit of…
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Brazil’s health official tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly…
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Delta overwhelming other Covid variants of concern: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Delta has all but elbowed out the three other Covid-19 variants of concern, which now represent…
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Johnson & Johnson announces positive Covid booster data
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine is more effective when given as a two-dose regime,…
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Melbourne police fire to disperse violent anti-vaccine protest
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Melbourne riot police used pepper spray, foam baton rounds and rubber ball grenades to disperse a…
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Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5-11
by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine is…
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Cholera kills over 2,300 in Nigeria’s worst outbreak in years
by Joel Olatunde AGOI LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly…
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Vietnam to buy 10 million Cuban vaccine doses
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba agreed Monday to provide Vietnam with 10 million doses of its home-grown coronavirus vaccine, Abdala,…
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US to end travel bans for vaccinated passengers
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced Monday it will lift Covid travel bans on…
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Auckland extends Covid-19 lockdown
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's largest city Auckland will remain in a Covid-19 lockdown for at least another…
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Spanish police wrong-footed as 25,000 party at Madrid uni
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Around 25,000 people joined a massive outdoor drinking party marking the start of term at a…
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Virus lockdown end in sight for Australia’s second-largest city
Australia's second-largest city will exit its coronavirus lockdown in late October if vaccine targets are met under an official roadmap…
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