Virus

Indonesia expands nationwide Covid-19 curbs

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia expanded nationwide coronavirus curbs Wednesday to battle its deadliest Covid-19 wave yet, as the death…

China tightens security on Myanmar border over virus fears

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Covid-19 outbreak on China's porous border with Myanmar pushed new cases to the country's highest…

Sydney extends virus lockdown as Delta cluster grows

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than five million Sydney residents will spend at least another week in coronavirus lockdown, Australian…

Flight in US delayed by teens refusing to wear masks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An American Airlines flight from North Carolina to the Bahamas was delayed by a day…

Israel, S. Korea agree Covid vaccine swap

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel agreed on a Covid vaccine swap with South Korea Tuesday, sending 700,000 doses of the…

US sends Vietnam 2 million Covid vaccine doses

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States began sending Vietnam two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine…

UK braced for 100,000 daily Covid cases

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK announced plans to further relax to its pandemic curbs on Tuesday despite warning…

India slams public’s ‘gross violations’ of Covid-19 measures

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The Indian government on Monday slammed huge crowds at popular northern tourist spots, saying such…

Germany relaxes curbs on travelers from UK and India

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's health agency said on Monday it would lift a ban on most travellers from the…

France warns virus fourth wave could hit by end-July

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France could see a new spike in Covid cases by the end of July due to…

Virus-hit Indonesia orders oxygen for jammed hospitals

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Monday called for the nation's oxygen supplies to be sent to hospitals overflowing with…

Cyprus huge forest blaze fully ‘under control’

by Charlie CHARALAMBOUS NICOSIA, Syria (AFP) -- Firefighters in Cyprus said Monday they had brought under full control the island's…

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