European virus surge due to relaxed behavior: WHO expert
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A combination of eased restrictions, less strict rule-following in summer and increased testing explains the rising…
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33 dead in Niger floods
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast(AFP) -- Thirty-three people in Niger have died and more than 80,000 have been affected by floods caused…
4 years ago
EU reserves 400 mln doses of potential J&J virus vaccine
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union said Thursday it had reserved up to 400 million doses of a potential…
4 years ago
Buses and trains disinfected as North Korea ramps up virus measures
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Temperature checks, hand sanitizers, and face masks are being enforced across Pyongyang's public transport system…
4 years ago
Russian region orders mass vaccination against bubonic plague
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The head of a remote Russian region on Thursday said that herders and other residents of…
4 years ago
Investigators probe deadly Scottish train crash
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Investigators were seeking answers Thursday over why a train derailed in northeast Scotland, killing the…
4 years ago
Flight warning as Indonesia’s Mt Sinabung erupts again
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted again Thursday with a string of blasts that sent plumes of ash…
4 years ago
New Zealand races to track outbreak’s origin as cases jump
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand rushed to track the source of a sudden return of the coronavirus Thursday…
4 years ago
Brazil state signs deal to make Russian vaccine
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal Wednesday to test and produce Russia's new coronavirus…
4 years ago
Huge fire north of Los Angeles prompts evacuations
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A fast-moving brush fire north of Los Angeles prompted mandatory evacuation orders for some…
4 years ago
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