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Macron announces French school closure, nationwide restrictions

by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that French schools would…

German president Steinmeier receives AstraZeneca jab

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday received the first dose of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, just…

France to ban outdoor drinking under new virus restrictions

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Alcoholic drinks will be prohibited in French parks and other outdoor public spaces as part…

Suspect arrested in brutal New York assault of Asian woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLlo175c3E   by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York police on Wednesday charged…

Qatar races mounting virus toll with vaccine drive

AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar is stepping up its coronavirus vaccination drive, officials said Wednesday, with new daily cases…

UN envoy urges action to prevent Myanmar ‘civil war’

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN envoy on Myanmar on Wednesday implored the Security Council to take action…

NBA superstar James joins Liverpool ownership group

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NBA superstar LeBron James has increased his ownership stake in English Premiership club Liverpool via…

US plant ruins 15 million J&J coronavirus vaccine doses: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- About 15 million doses of the single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson were…

Filipina Hong Kong domestic worker fired after cancer diagnosis dies

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A Filipina who was sacked as a domestic worker in Hong Kong after being…

Indonesia retrieves crashed Boeing jet’s cockpit voice recorder

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Indonesian jet has been retrieved in "good condition",…

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