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France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdown

PARIS, France (AFP) -- New border controls came into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort…

Mexican president Lopez Obrador says he has Covid-19

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus,…

Dubai slows down Pfizer vaccine rollout amid shipment delays

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The emirate of Dubai has said it was slowing down its rollout of…

Pride and caution in Wuhan on lockdown anniversary

  by Leo RAMIREZ / Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, CHina (AFP) -- Exactly one year after it thrust…

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base: officials

  A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo…

Biden speaks with Canada’s Trudeau in first foreign leader call as US President

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- In his first call to a foreign leader as US President, Joe Biden spoke with…

German virus death toll tops 50,000 as new cases ease

  by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Friday recorded more than 50,000 deaths from…

Beijing launches mass testing to stem virus outbreak

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Friday kicked off a drive to test two million people in 48 hours…

Hong Kong to impose first Covid-19 lockdown on virus-hit district: reports

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of Hong Kongers will be ordered to stay in their homes for the…

Protests hit Portland, Seattle hours after Biden inauguration

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Protests struck Portland and Seattle just hours after US President Joe Biden's inauguration, police…

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