New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide fell by 16 percent…
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US warns of Ebola threat after Africa outbreaks
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday warned that, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the world "cannot afford…
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North Korea ‘tried to hack’ Pfizer for vaccine info – South’s spies: reports
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer…
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WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca Covid shot
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines on…
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US vows to ‘hold accountable those responsible’ for Arbil attack
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for an investigation into a rocket attack…
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Kenya’s locust hunters on tireless quest to halt ancient pest
by Fran BLANDY MERU, Kenya (AFP) -- As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race…
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Strong 6.2-magnitude quake rocks Vanuatu capital
PORT VILLA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- A strong earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent…
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Frigid Arctic air, winter storms grip much of US
by Francois Picard with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Much of the…
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Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five
by Carol VALADE, with Philippe SIUBERSKI in Dakar CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Five people have died of Ebola virus in…
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Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak ‘epidemic’, 7 cases confirmed
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- The head of Guinea's health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst…
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