France to widen Covid vaccine drive to 12 to 18-year-olds from June 15
SAINT-CIRQ-LAPOPIE, France (AFP) -- France will start offering Covid-19 vaccines to all young people aged 12-18 years starting on June…
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10,000 Olympic volunteers quit ahead of Games: organisers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers have revealed as they…
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Covid origins mystery continues to spark speculation and tension
by Julie CHARPENTRAT PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has scorched its way across the world killing millions and…
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Vietnam reverses virus flight suspension
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- International flights to Vietnam's two biggest cities are to resume, officials said Wednesday, reversing a short-lived…
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IMF, World Bank prioritize vaccine access to end pandemic
by Delphine TOUITOU WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After kicking their massive lending powers into overdrive to help the nations…
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Moderna seeks full US approval for Covid-19 shot
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Moderna said Tuesday it was applying for full approval in the United States of its…
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Exhaustion and fear for India’s frontline doctors in Covid battle
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Low pay, 24-hour shifts and severe shortages of staff and protective gear…
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Virus lockdown in Australia’s second-largest city extended by a week
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A coronavirus lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city will be extended by another seven days, authorities announced…
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UK reports zero daily Covid deaths for the first time since July
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since last…
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WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid jab
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency…
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WHO narrows in on Covid Delta variant
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first detected in…
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Israel eases Covid restrictions after mass vaccination
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel inched closer to lifting Covid restrictions Tuesday as its caseload remains tiny following a sweeping…
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