Fake news and mistrust leave Bulgaria lagging in Covid jab race
by Diana SIMEONOVA / Rossen BOSSEV SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) -- It's getting close to lunchtime and a Covid-19 vaccination centre…
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Australia’s capital Canberra to enter virus lockdown
CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's capital Canberra was ordered into a seven-day lockdown Thursday, after a single Covid-19 case was…
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Spain approves human trials of homegrown virus vaccine
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's medicines agency approved Tuesday a first round of clinical trials on humans for a Covid-19…
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US health authorities urge pregnant women to get Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health authorities urged pregnant women on Wednesday to get inoculated against Covid-19, arguing that…
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California mandates Covid vaccines for all teachers
by Huw GRIFFITH LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- All teachers in California will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19…
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China approves first mixed-vaccine trial as Delta spreads
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's drug regulator has approved the country's first mixed-vaccine trial, a company involved in the study…
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Australian Olympic athletes face ‘cruel’ 28 days’ quarantine
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A group of Australian Olympic athletes were Wednesday facing 28 days in quarantine on return from…
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WHO urges power players to end ‘disgraceful’ jab inequity
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged the 20 leaders with the power to overturn the…
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Equity markets mixed as traders weigh Delta, recovery outlook
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian and European markets were mixed Wednesday as investors assess the impact of the fast-spreading…
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Sri Lanka rejects lockdown to beat Covid ‘bomb’
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's government rejected on Tuesday mounting calls for an immediate lockdown to contain a…
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Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at Bangkok protest
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok Tuesday as…
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Factfile: The Marburg virus, Ebola’s deadly cousin
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea has recorded the first known case of Marburg virus, a lethal cousin to Ebola,…
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