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Turkey launches vaccination drive with China’s Sinovac after trials there showing 91.25% efficacy

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish doctors and nurses rolled up their sleeves on Thursday as the nation of 83…

African Union secures 270 million vaccine doses for continent

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The African Union said on Wednesday it had secured 270 million doses of anti-Covid vaccine…

China reports first virus death in eight months

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported a death from Covid-19 on Thursday -- its first in eight months --…

Trump impeached for unprecedented second time

by Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump became the first US president in history…

Spain registers record number of coronavirus cases

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain registered a record daily number of coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with nearly 39,000 new infections…

UK to trial 24-hour Covid vaccinations

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain will make appointments for coronavirus vaccinations available 24 hours-a-day "as soon as we can",…

Putin says Russia to start mass vaccinations next week

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday tasked officials with launching mass coronavirus vaccinations from next week,…

3 Americans dying per minute: US Covid-19 deaths hit daily record of 4,470 deaths in 24 hours

  by Agence France Presse Bureaus The United States has endured its worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans…

YouTube suspends Trump channel for week over violence fears

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's channel and removed a video…

Japan to expand virus emergency to seven more regions

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is set to expand a coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday to seven more regions…

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