Virus strain to cause more deaths in Britain; mutated COVID strain 56% more contagious -study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than…
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Argentina first in Latin America to approve Russian vaccine
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's health ministry said Wednesday it has given the controversial Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine…
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Russia sets records for virus cases, deaths
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday registered record numbers for daily infections and deaths from the coronavirus, as…
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Israel announces third nationwide virus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel announced Thursday that it will impose a nationwide lockdown from next week, its third of…
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Brazilian institute says Chinese vaccine effective
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Clinical trials of the CoronaVac coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac have…
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One million vaccinated as US eyes return to normal next summer
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than a million Americans have received the first dose of their Covid-19 vaccines, a…
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EU starts to ease bans over UK virus strain; WHO to meet
by Martine PAUWELS with Agence France Presse bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Europe on Wednesday began lifting travel…
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Three police shot dead, fourth wounded in central France: prosecutors
LYON, France (AFP) -- Three police were shot dead and a fourth wounded in Puy-de-Dome in central France on Wednesday,…
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Mexico to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccines
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico will receive its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Marcelo…
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Biden says he will ask Congress to pass another Covid relief bill
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday he will ask the US Congress to pass another Covid-19…
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