Australia halts AstraZeneca shots for under 50s over clot concerns
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday joined a growing number of countries halting the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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UK govt offers reassurance on AstraZeneca vaccine safety
by Callum PATON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain moved Thursday to reassure the public over the safety of its…
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Amnesty condemns rich world’s ‘near-monopoly’ on Covid vaccines
by Martine PAUWELS LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Richer countries are failing a "rudimentary" test of global solidarity by hoarding…
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Germany’s Bavaria plans to buy Sputnik vaccine
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's Bavaria region has signed a provisional agreement to buy doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus…
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US promises ‘much more’ vaccine aid, puts envoy in charge
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States will soon be able to ramp up vaccine assistance abroad and…
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UK to announce new international travel rules
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain will on Monday set out plans to restart international travel, using a "traffic-light" system…
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France says deficits rise as Covid destroys rebound hopes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's government deficit will deepen and public debt rise after a lingering Covid crisis smashed…
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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar tests positive as India virus surge worsens
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Bollywood star Akshay Kumar said Sunday he has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the latest Indian…
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Paris medics fear worst of Covid wave still to come
by Adam PLOWRIGHT PARIS, France (AFP) -- In the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the Antony Private Hospital south of…
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Russia reports over 24,000 virus-related deaths in February but says worst is over
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Friday reported a decline in virus-related deaths in February on the previous month,…
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Seven deaths in UK among AstraZeneca jab recipients after blood clots: medical regulator
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who suffered blood clots…
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US reaches 100 million with vaccines as Europe faces hiccups
by Shaun Tandon with AFP bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States reaped the fruits Friday of its…
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