OPINION: The day the Earth stood still
By Dr. Ma. Angela Leonor Aguinaldo Contributor/columnist I lost a close relative to Covid-19 this past week. It…
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Australian city orders new lockdown after virus escapes quarantine hotel
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian authorities ordered a snap, three-day lockdown in the western city of Perth Friday after the…
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UAE suspends flights from India as Covid cases spike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates on Thursday suspended all flights from India, including transit passengers,…
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Singapore quarantines migrant workers after virus cases
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore has quarantined about 1,200 migrant workers from a dormitory after coronavirus cases were discovered among…
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Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government is to declare virus states of emergencies in Tokyo and three other regions on…
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Record infections overwhelm India’s hospitals
by Bhuvan Bagga with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen…
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Syria government receives first Covax jabs
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- The Syrian government received more than 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine via the Covax programme…
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Germany expects to offer Covid jabs to all adults from June
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is expecting to open up Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in June at the latest,…
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Virus reaches Everest as climber tests positive
by Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed Thursday that he has tested…
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Covid 3rd wave peak in France ‘appears to be behind us’: PM
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind…
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WHO jab experts want more AZ clot data from outside Europe
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's vaccine advisors called Thursday for more…
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UAE warns of restrictions for unvaccinated as doses near landmark
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE announced Wednesday it had given nearly 10 million vaccine doses, equal to…
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