Denmark removes last of its obligatory mask rules
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Masks will no longer be required on Danish public transport, the government said on Friday, as…
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Russia reports record virus deaths second day in a row
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Friday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll for a second day running, as…
5 years ago
Serbian cave hermit gets Covid-19 jab, urges others to follow
by Miodrag SOVILJ PIROT, Serbia (AFP) -- Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when…
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Israel begins Covid booster shots for over 50s
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israelis aged 50 and over began receiving vaccine booster shots against the coronavirus Friday as part…
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Asian markets drop as traders eye Fed move, Delta spread
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell Friday as a broadly positive week drew to a close with investors…
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China rejects need for further WHO coronavirus origins probe
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins…
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Indonesian parents grieve for child COVID victims amid Delta variant outbreak
by Dessy SAGITA / Haeril HALIM Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Tirsa Manitik gave birth to her…
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WHO urges China to share raw data on early Covid cases
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest…
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Israel requires Covid tests for children aged three and up
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel is to require Covid tests from next week for children as young as three to…
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New restrictions in Finland as Covid cases hit record
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Limits on public gatherings will be tightened in the Finnish capital as the country's infection rates…
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Russia registers record 808 daily virus fatalities: official tally
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic,…
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China partly shuts world’s third busiest cargo port over virus case
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in China have suspended operations at a terminal in the world's third busiest cargo port…
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