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Brazil passes 10 million coronavirus infections

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil, the country with the second-highest coronavirus death toll, passed the 10-million mark for…

Biden pledges $4bn for global Covid-19 vaccine program

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19…

North Texas residents share their stories on how they’re coping with historic winter storm

https://youtu.be/SdVBXtYo4kk (Eagle News) -- Texans struggle to stay warm as the winter storm leaves millions without power. In Frisco, Texas,…

Record breaking arctic weather in Texas leaves millions without power

https://youtu.be/3sc0kyZJF3U   (Eagle News) -- In Texas, a rare arctic cold front has left Texas buried in snow and enduring…

Vaccine-poor Germans shunning AstraZeneca jab

  by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Doctors and public health officials pleaded with Germans Thursday…

Deadly winter storm blankets eastern US in snow

by Peter Hutchison with Francois Picard in Houston NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A deadly winter weather system that…

One in two S.Africans infected by Covid: study and estimates

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a…

Hong Kong fast tracks China’s Sinovac vaccine approval

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's government on Thursday approved the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine for emergency use…

New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand lifted a snap Covid-19 lockdown in its largest city Auckland on Wednesday, with…

Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare workers

by Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, as it rolled…

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