Brazil reports 2nd straight day of record Covid deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered a record of Covid-19 deaths for the second straight day Wednesday, with 1,910 lives…
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AstraZeneca vaccine effective in over-80s: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine appears to be more than 80 percent effective at…
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Iceland braces for potential volcanic eruption
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- A small volcanic eruption could be imminent on the southwestern tip of Iceland some 30 kilometres…
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Strong earthquake damages dozens of buildings in Greece
by Vassilis Kyriakoulis with John Hadoulis in Athens DAMASI, Greece (AFP) -- A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit central Greece on…
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6.3-magnitude earthquake hits central Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit central Greece on Wednesday, damaging several buildings, including schools, and…
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Six dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday,…
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Africa virus fight boosted as jabs reach Nigeria, Angola
by Louise DEWAST with AFP Africa bureaus ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme…
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Seven students plummet to death at Bolivia university
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- At least seven students died and five were seriously injured when they fell from the…
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Brazil registers record 1,641 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Tuesday registered a record 1,641 deaths in 24 hours from Covid-19, health authorities announced,…
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Texas governor lifts mask mandate, opening state ‘100 percent’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday lifted a state mask mandate and said he was…
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