Japan to lift virus ban on re-entry of foreign residents
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will from next week lift a ban on the re-entry of some foreign residents, imposed…
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Brazil doctors volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines
by Florence GOISNARD / with Jorge SVARTZMAN in Rio de Janeiro SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- In Brazil, health care…
4 years ago
Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 90,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday,…
4 years ago
Tropical storm warning issued for Puerto Rico as cyclone approaches
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A tropical storm warning was issued for Puerto Rico as still-forming Tropical Storm Isaias approached…
4 years ago
India reopens further as virus cases hit 1.5 million
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India will reopen gyms and end a nighttime curfew from August, but cinemas, bars and…
4 years ago
Train derails in Arizona causing massive fire
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A freight train derailed and caught fire on a bridge in Arizona on Wednesday,…
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Japan court recognizes more Hiroshima bomb survivors
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Hiroshima court issued a rare ruling Wednesday expanding the designation of atomic bomb survivors to…
4 years ago
Italy extends coronavirus state of emergency
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's parliament on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extend the country's state of emergency until October…
4 years ago
India uses arrival of new fighter jets to warn China
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The first five Rafale fighter jets bought from France in a multi-billion-dollar deal landed in…
4 years ago
EU orders 30,000 remdesivir coronavirus treatments
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Commission has ordered 30,000 treatment doses of the antiviral medication remdesivir from US drugs…
4 years ago
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