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Fast-jabbing Israel buys millions more Pfizer Covid shots

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel signed Monday an agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer enabling the Jewish state to obtain millions…

French police warn Macron about rising violence

by Jérôme RIVET MONTPELLIER, France (AFP) -- French police warned President Emmanuel Macron about rising levels of street violence, as…

DR Congo launches AstraZeneca vaccine drive

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The DR Congo on Monday launched a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the capital Kinshasa,…

Residents evacuated as firefighters battle Table Mountain blaze

by Linda GIVETASH CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A blaze advanced along South Africa's iconic Table Mountain toward central…

Young and infected: Covid-19’s new patients as India battles huge surge

by Glenda Kwek, with Nivrita Ganguly in Mumbai and Nishant Saxena in Lucknow NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Ajay Singh…

WHO against proof of vaccination for travel

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's emergency committee said Monday it was against international travellers being required to…

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis: UN

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- 2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the "disastrous"…

Lebanon PM calls on Qatar to rescue nation facing ‘total collapse’

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for wealthy Qatar's help during a visit to the…

Cape Town fire guts library, moves closer to city

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A fire in Cape Town has ravaged part of a university library housing a…

All adult Indians to be eligible for virus vaccine from May

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) --India said Monday it will open its Covid-19 vaccination drive to all adults from May 1,…

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