US demands ‘robust’ virus origin probe as pandemic surges worldwide
by Agence France Presse Bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States demanded a "robust and clear" international…
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Brazil’s Covid-19 response worst, New Zealand’s best: study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Brazil's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been ranked the world's worst, while New Zealand…
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IATF recommendation on February quarantine protocols to consider attack rate of new COVID variant
https://youtu.be/bTA7MsLG0s4 (Eagle News) -- The inter-agency Task Force on COVID-19 will consider the attack rate of the new COVID-19…
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Facebook profit surges percent as pandemic fuels use
Facebook profit surged in the final three months of last year as people enduring the holidays in a pandemic…
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New Zealand confirms two more virus cases in community
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand confirmed two new cases of the more virulent South African Covid-19 strain in…
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Daily virus deaths hit new record as nations shut borders
by Agence France Presse bureaus Daily global deaths from Covid-19 topped 18,000 for the first time Wednesday, the latest reminder…
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Brazil Covid variant now dominant in Manaus: researcher
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A coronavirus variant from Manaus in northern Brazil, first detected in Japan in January, is now…
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UK to impose hotel quarantine for returning Britons
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British citizens returning home from roughly 30 countries deemed at "high risk" from new…
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Hong Kong turns to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong has begun using "ambush lockdowns" to suddenly close off and test everyone inside…
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S.Africa president blasts vaccine hoarding at Davos forum
PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lashed "vaccine nationalism," accusing rich countries of bulk-buying coronavirus…
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100 million cases worldwide, as US seeks to reset its Covid fight
By Ben Sheppard and AFP Bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been…
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AstraZeneca ‘not selling EU doses to other countries’: CEO
PARIS, France (AFP) -- AstraZeneca's CEO insisted Tuesday that the company was not selling vaccines ordered by the European Union…
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