WHO opens door to change for global public health alerts
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO said Thursday it was setting up a committee to consider changing the rules on…
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Masks compulsory in all Paris as virus cases rise
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's prime minister on Thursday announced face masks will become compulsory throughout Paris, expressing concern…
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Fires ‘poisoning air’ in Amazon: study
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest,…
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Women may mount stronger Covid-19 immune response
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A new study looking at male and female immune responses to…
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South Korean parliament closed over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in…
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Peru seeks 6,000 volunteers for China vaccine trial
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Wednesday began registering volunteers for clinical trials of a Chinese vaccine against the coronavirus.…
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Total PHL COVID-19 cases breach 200k with the addition of 5,277 new cases
(Eagle News) – The country’s COVID-19 cases reached 202,361 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the addition of 5,277 new…
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AstraZeneca starts UK covid-19 drug trial
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had begun a clinical trial of a drug designed…
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Pres. Duterte orders digitization, direct distribution through banks of COVID-19 aid to beneficiaries
No intermediary to stop corruption (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said subsidies and financial aid for the poor…
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Palace details P165.5-B allocation of Bayanihan 2 funds including funding for COVID-19 vaccines
-President Duterte to make sure funds are used properly (Eagle News) -- Malacanang has detailed the allocations for the P165.5…
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Seoul schools go back online over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Tuesday ordered all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul region to…
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Sprint king Bolt tests positive for coronavirus: report
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Usain Bolt was in quarantine on Monday as Jamaican media reported the sprint legend…
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