South Africa’s Cape Town blaze ‘under control’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's Table Mountain smouldered on Tuesday after a fire swept the iconic site,…
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International
Mexican president gets Covid vaccine, says ‘no risk’
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday received his first dose of the AstraZeneca…
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Modi asks Indians to do better to stop virus amid new surge
by Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Tuesday called on Indians to step up…
4 years ago
Too little sleep in middle age linked to raised dementia risk
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Sleeping six hours or less per night in your 50s and 60s is associated with an…
4 years ago
Dutch to lift Covid curfew, let cafes serve outdoors
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The Dutch government said Tuesday it was relaxing tough coronavirus restrictions, ending a controversial curfew…
4 years ago
Denmark ‘lends’ Germany 55,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Denmark said Tuesday it would give 55,000 doses of its AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the neighbouring…
4 years ago
‘Justice’: America reacts to Floyd murderer’s conviction
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Politicians, rights activists and family members and even world leaders reacted with jubilation and relief…
4 years ago
650,000 African children given malaria jab: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Two years into a malaria vaccine pilot scheme, more than 650,000 children have been immunised across…
4 years ago
Flash floods kill 14, displace 8,000 in Angolan capital
LUANDA, Angola (AFP) -- Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Angola have killed at least 14 people and displaced…
4 years ago
In Latin American first, Argentina to produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina will be the first Latin American country to produce Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine,…
4 years ago
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