New Zealand lifts lockdown, barring virus-hit Auckland
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand will mostly lift its Covid-19 lockdown this week, with only the country's infection…
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Study in streets: outdoor classes for Yemen’s beleaguered children
by Taha Saleh with Shatha Yaish in Dubai TAEZ, Yemen (AFP) -- Dozens of children kneel in an outdoor, makeshift…
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In Covid-swamped Texas, patients die stranded in rural clinics
by François PICARD HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Daniel Wilkinson survived two tours of duty in Afghanistan but died of…
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Climate action cannot wait for pandemic to end, medical journals warn
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global warming is already affecting people's health so much that emergency action on climate change cannot…
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Study suggests Delta does not cause more severe childhood Covid
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US pediatric Covid hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study…
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EU and AstraZeneca settle vaccine supply dispute out of court
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union and UK-based drugs giant AstraZeneca announced Friday that they had reached a settlement…
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UK to send four million vaccine doses to Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Britain will send four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday,…
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Guam halts vacation-and-vax tours as virus cases rise
HAGATNA, United States (AFP) -- The US Pacific territory of Guam has suspended a program allowing international visitors to receive…
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‘Mu’ coronavirus variant predominant in Colombia: health official
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- A new coronavirus variant known as "Mu," identified first in Colombia in January, is now the…
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DOH: COVID cases could still peak by mid-September, recommends more “granular lockdowns” to stop Delta transmission
Community transmission of Delta cases noted as it becomes dominant variant in PHL (Eagle News) – The Department of…
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Taiwan receives first batch of politically charged Pfizer vaccines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organized by two…
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Israel starts new school year as virus cases surge
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel reopened its schools Wednesday after the summer break but the coronavirus forced many students to stay…
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