Latin America and Caribbean surpass million Covid-19 deaths
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- More than one million people have died of Covid-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean since…
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California on track to reopen by mid-June as Covid eases
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California is on track to remove nearly all pandemic restrictions by June 15, with…
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Norway to ease virus restrictions May 27
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway said Friday it would ease some virus restrictions on May 27, making it easier to…
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Vaccine firms pledge 3.5 billion doses for poorer nations
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson told a G20 health summit Friday they will supply around…
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Kyrgyzstan dumps 1,000 vaccine doses after fridge switched off
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) -- Kyrgyzstan was forced to dump nearly 1,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine after a…
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France to honor health workers killed by Covid
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will confer a special honour on health workers who die from Covid while fighting the…
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Indian states sound Covid ‘black fungus’ alarm as cases surge
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- States across India ordered emergency measures Thursday to counter a surge in the rare deadly…
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Eiffel Tower to reopen July 16 as France eases Covid curbs
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower will reopen on July 16 after several months of closure due to the…
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Bangladesh locks down Rohingya camps after virus spike
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh authorities on Thursday imposed a lockdown in five Rohingya refugee camps in the country's…
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Brazil confirms first cases of Indian Covid variant
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has detected its first six cases of the so-called Indian variant of the…
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Ardern spends big in New Zealand’s ‘recovery’ budget
by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a big-spending budget Thursday aimed…
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US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can be stored at refrigerator temperatures for up to a month…
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