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Mexico approves AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico on Monday authorized the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford…

Japan PM weighing coronavirus emergency for Tokyo area

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency…

Top US executives demand Congress certify Biden victory

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- An array of prominent US business executives on Monday called for Congress to…

UK PM announces England-wide lockdown

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until…

Kidney patient, 82, gets first Oxford/AstraZeneca jab

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An 82-year-old man on Monday became the first person in the world to receive AstraZeneca…

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

by Anna MALPAS with AFP bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Monday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus…

South Korea population falls for first time

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's population fell for the first time in 2020, with more people dying than…

Democrat Pelosi narrowly re-elected as US House speaker

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as US Speaker of the House, was…

Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth

PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with…

Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Thousands of people were lining up in Beijing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races…

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