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Israel re-opens restaurants, bars with 40% of country fully vaccinated

  JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel took another step towards post-pandemic normalcy on Sunday, opening restaurants, bars and cafes to vaccinated…

California relaxes Covid reopening rules for Disneyland, stadiums from April

  by Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California on Friday paved the way for…

Strong aftershocks rock New Zealand’s North Island

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Earthquakes continued to rock New Zealand's North Island on Saturday with the US Geological…

Japan extends virus state of emergency in Tokyo area

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan extended a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday,…

Denmark approves AstraZeneca vaccine for over-65s

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Following several other European countries, Danish health officials on Friday approved the use of the AstraZeneca…

The towering sea wall legacy of Japan’s 2011 tsunami

by Natsuko FUKUE TARO, Japan (AFP) -- The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be…

Japan to extend virus state of emergency in Tokyo area

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by a fortnight, officials…

New Zealand lifts tsunami evacuation orders after Pacific quakes

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand lifted tsunami evacuation orders covering large swathes of its coastline Friday, declaring "the…

Russia’s Sputnik vaccine takes key step to EU approval

by Danny KEMP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Europe's drug regulator launched a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus…

California earmarks 40% vaccines for poorest as inequality concern grows

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California will set aside nearly half of its next batch of vaccines for people…

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