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US acquires 200 mllion new doses as vaccine drive begins in pharmacies

  by Agence France Presse Bureaus WASHINGTON, Unnited States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden announced plans to vaccinate most…

House impeachment prosecutors wrap up case against Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- House prosecutors wrapped up their impeachment case against Donald Trump on Thursday, urging the Senate…

Los Angeles forced to suspend vaccine centers over dire shortage

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Facing a severe vaccine shortage, Los Angeles moved to temporarily close five major inoculation…

Mexico approves Chinese Covid vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac

  MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)-- Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac.…

Covid patients asphyxiate as Latin America battles oxygen shortage

  by Yemeli Ortega with Alina Dieste in Washington and Agence France Presse bureaus MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- As a…

Biden presses Xi on HK, Xinjiang in first phone call

by Paul HANDLEY / Jerome CARTILLIER Joe Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping over human rights in Hong Kong and…

US backs Japan concerns on China ships

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern Wednesday over China's incursions into Japanese territorial…

Britain’s Prince Charles gets Covid-19 jab

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year,…

Germany extends virus shutdown until March 7

by Deborah COLE BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Wednesday to continue a partial lockdown to fight…

WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and…

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