India’s death toll hits new record as Covid ‘tsunami’ worsens
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's daily coronavirus death toll set a new record Saturday as the government battled…
4 years ago
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Australian city orders new lockdown after virus escapes quarantine hotel
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian authorities ordered a snap, three-day lockdown in the western city of Perth Friday after the…
4 years ago
Venezuela fears malaria more than Covid
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ BARCELONA, Venezuela (AFP) -- Luz Martinez has caught malaria three times, the last of which was when…
4 years ago
UAE suspends flights from India as Covid cases spike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates on Thursday suspended all flights from India, including transit passengers,…
4 years ago
Japan to host first joint military drill with US, France
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest…
4 years ago
Singapore quarantines migrant workers after virus cases
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore has quarantined about 1,200 migrant workers from a dormitory after coronavirus cases were discovered among…
4 years ago
Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government is to declare virus states of emergencies in Tokyo and three other regions on…
4 years ago
Record infections overwhelm India’s hospitals
by Bhuvan Bagga with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen…
4 years ago
Syria government receives first Covax jabs
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- The Syrian government received more than 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine via the Covax programme…
4 years ago
Germany expects to offer Covid jabs to all adults from June
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is expecting to open up Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in June at the latest,…
4 years ago
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