Dozens of whales strand at notorious New Zealand bay
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Rescuers were racing Monday to save dozens of pilot whales that beached on a…
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Russia starts giving Covid vaccine to homeless
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Forty homeless people in Saint Petersburg received coronavirus vaccine jabs on Sunday, under a charity…
4 years ago
Australia administers first Covid-19 vaccines
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout began Sunday, with top officials among a small group receiving the…
4 years ago
Texas restores power but still struggling with water
by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Texas authorities have restored power statewide bringing…
4 years ago
Dozens of whales die stranded on Indonesian beach
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Forty-six small whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia have died, after rescue efforts succeeded…
4 years ago
Argentina health minister out over vaccine line-jumping
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's health minister resigned late Friday after it emerged that friends of his had…
4 years ago
New pandemic cases reduced by half since January
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a sharp slowdown in the number of new cases, which…
4 years ago
First death hits Myanmar’s anti-coup movement as pressure swells against generals
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A young protester died Friday, more than a week after being shot in anti-coup demonstrations…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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