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Severe virus curbs in South America as WHO blasts EU vaccine rollout

by AFP Bureaus SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- South American nations severely tightened coronavirus travel curbs including shutting their borders with…

UPDATED: At least 48 dead as Taiwan train derails in tunnel

by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Dozens of people were killed on Friday when a packed train derailed inside…

Egypt gets hundreds of thousands of vaccines via Covax

  CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) --  Egypt has received over 854,000 coronavirus vaccines through the Covax facility for lower and middle…

At least 41 dead as Taiwan train derails in tunnel

  by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Dozens of people were killed on Friday when a packed train derailed…

UPDATED: Dozens feared dead in Taiwan railway crash

by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Dozens of people are feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a…

China vaccine maker Sinovac doubles production capacity

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac said Friday a third production line for its Covid-19 vaccine has been…

Dutch PM Rutte clings on after political battle

by Danny KEMP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte survived one of the biggest political fights…

EU squabbles over 10 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- EU nations fell out Thursday over how to divide up 10 million extra doses of coronavirus…

Biden aide to meet Japan, S.Korea on next steps on N.Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Top security officials of the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet Friday to…

Four people, including child, shot and killed in California

  ORANGE COUNTY, United States (AFP) -- Four people, including a child, were shot and killed Wednesday evening at an…

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