Australia’s second-biggest city eases lockdown as virus cases fall
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Lockdown restrictions in Australia's second-biggest city were eased slightly Sunday following a steady decline in…
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Ardern wins landslide in New Zealand election
by Neil SANDS Agence France Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory…
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South Africa passes 700,000 coronavirus cases
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of people in South Africa who have tested positive for coronavirus has topped…
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Trudeau: Canada will not be cowed by China on human rights
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada will continue to defend human rights in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday,…
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Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the stricken…
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10,000 protesters defy Thai crackdown after emergency decree, arrests
by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Lisa MARTIN BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Some 10,000 Thai protesters gathered Thursday in defiance of a…
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France daily coronavirus cases top record 30,000
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in France over the past 24…
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WHO warns Europe virus surge of ‘great concern’
by Agence France Presse bureaus eausEuropean countries have unveiled tough new measures to try to curb a surge in…
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‘Corona chaos’ as Germans baffled by virus rules
by Femke COLBORNE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- When Covid-19 first struck Europe earlier this year, Germany's federal…
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Russia registers new Covid vaccine, EpiVacCorona, as cases hit record high
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Russia has registered its second coronavirus vaccine, while the…
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