Swiss authorize Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for use in…
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Slovak PM tests positive for Covid-19
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) -- Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said Friday he had tested positive for Covid-19, a week…
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Parts of Sydney locked down as Australia battles growing cluster
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Parts of Sydney were heading into a fresh lockdown on Saturday as officials in Australia's…
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US authorizes Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Friday authorized Moderna's Covid-19…
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Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of…
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New virus restrictions threaten Hong Kong’s last true junk boat
by Celia CAZALE Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- The red sails of the "Dukling" junk boat…
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Africa confronts a second wave of Covid-19
by Claire Doyen with AFP bureaus in Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- After being relatively spared by coronavirus, Africa…
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US panel recommends emergency approval of Moderna Covid vaccine
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US panel of experts on Thursday voted to recommend emergency approval…
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Biden aide tests positive for coronavirus: transition team
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming White House senior advisor, congressman Cedric Richmond, has tested positive…
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US hospital converts nearby parking lot into Covid care facility
RENO, United States (AFP) -- To cope with an influx of coronavirus patients, a hospital in Reno in the western…
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Saudi Arabia kicks off coronavirus vaccination campaign
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia kicked off a three-phase Covid-19 vaccination programme Thursday, with the health minister…
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Vietnam’s pharmaceutical firm starts human trial of coronavirus vaccine
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- A Vietnamese pharmaceutical company began testing a coronavirus vaccine on volunteers in Hanoi on Thursday,…
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