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Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Algerian coast: USGS

ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) -- A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Algerian coast on Thursday, the US Geological Survey…

Dutch PM claims ‘overwhelming’ win in Covid-dominated vote

by Danny KEMP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed an "overwhelming" victory in elections on…

France virus cases surge as new restrictions loom

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France recorded its highest daily number of coronavirus cases in nearly four months on Wednesday, with…

N. Korea says will ignore US contact unless Washington drops ‘hostile policy’: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Thursday it will ignore attempts by the US to contact it, the…

Japan to lift virus state of emergency in Tokyo area

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will lift a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area, the prime minister said…

Spain probes patient death after AstraZeneca jab

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Three cases of people who suffered from thrombosis after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, one of whom…

Brazil’s new health minister vows science-based Covid policies

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's incoming health minister vowed Wednesday to implement science-based policies against Covid-19 and said…

Asian women among eight killed in Atlanta-area spa shootings

  by Elijah NOUVELAGE with Camille CAMDESSUS in Washington Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) -- Six Asian women…

EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca jab benefits outweigh risks

by Danny Kemp with Agence France Presse bureaus Den Haag, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's medicines regulator said Tuesday it…

Eight dead in US spa shootings

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) Eight people were killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of…

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