Troops to enforce Sydney lockdown as Brisbane extends virus curbs
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Troops hit Sydney's streets on Monday to help enforce its prolonged lockdown, as stay-at-home orders in…
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Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to…
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Thailand tightens curbs in 16 more provinces as outbreak sets record
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand has extended a night-time curfew and other virus restrictions to 16 more provinces beginning Tuesday…
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Germany plans Covid booster shots from September: draft text
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany plans to start offering Covid-19 booster shots to the elderly and at-risk from September 1,…
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Cambodia begins Covid-19 vaccinations for teenagers
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia began a roll out of Covid-19 vaccinations for teenagers in its capital Phnom Penh…
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Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane to enter Covid lockdown due to Delta strain
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane and other parts of Queensland state will enter a snap Covid-19…
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WHO urges action to suppress Covid before deadlier variants emerge
Says Delta variant now in 132 countries by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Delta variant…
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Olympic organizers defend coronavirus measures as cases rise
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo Olympics organisers dismissed any link to rising coronavirus cases in Japan on Thursday after…
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Blinken meets WHO chief, supports probe into Covid origins
KUWAIT City, Kuwait (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization,…
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Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as virus outbreak grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Millions of Sydney residents will spend another month in lockdown, authorities announced Wednesday, citing a still-growing…
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Indonesia reports record 2,069 virus deaths in 24 hours
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia reported a record 2,069 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours Tuesday as the Southeast Asian nation…
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Melbourne to lift virus lockdown as Delta outbreak contained
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown will be lifted late Tuesday, as authorities signalled a Delta variant outbreak in…
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