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Scientists scramble to assess mutated coronavirus

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- As dozens of countries blocked the flow of people and…

France rewards frontline Covid workers with citizenship

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Hundreds of foreigners in France whose jobs expose them to high Covid-19 risks will be naturalised…

US warship sails by China-claimed Spratly Islands

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China…

BioNTech says can make mutation-beating vaccine in six weeks

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The co-founder of BioNTech said Tuesday it was "highly likely" that its vaccine against the coronavirus…

Pilot blamed for first Taiwan virus transmission since April

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmission Tuesday, blaming a foreign pilot for ending 253…

US Congress approves $900 billion stimulus package

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US lawmakers on Monday approved a $900 billion relief package for the…

Taiwan reports first local coronavirus infection since April

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmission Tuesday, ending 253 days of being virus-free in a…

US surpasses 18 million reported Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States surpassed 18 million reported Covid-19 cases on Monday, figures from Johns Hopkins…

UK isolated over new virus strain as EU approves vaccine

  by James Pheby with Agence France Presse Bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Travellers were facing a nightmare holiday…

Qatar receives first coronavirus jabs

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar received its first novel coronavirus vaccines on Monday, just hours after regulators approved the jab…

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