China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks -- the first attempt…
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Poorest must not be trampled in vaccines stampede: WHO
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- With Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, the planet's poorest must not be trampled…
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John Kerry, who signed Paris accord for US, is Biden’s climate envoy
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former secretary of state John Kerry signed the 2015 Paris Agreement on…
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Pandemic inflames violence against women
by Jessica Lopez with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge…
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Shanghai airport mass testing staff after virus cases reported
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Staff at Shanghai's biggest international airport are facing mass testing after a small outbreak of Covid-19…
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AstraZeneca/Oxford say Covid vaccine shows 70% efficacy
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday said their jointly-developed vaccine…
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Toronto enters virus lockdown as US looks to vaccine rollout
by AFP Bureaus TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's biggest city entered lockdown on Monday in the latest bid to curb…
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Merkel ‘worried’ over vaccine rollout despite G20 fairness pledge
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- G20 leaders said Sunday they will "spare no effort"…
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Biden to name Blinken as US top diplomat: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate veteran diplomat Antony Blinken as his secretary of…
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Spain PM says virus battle plan ‘is working’
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's strategy to curb a rise in coronavirus infections "is working", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said…
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