India probes its first human death from bird flu
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India is investigating its first documented human death from bird flu after an 11-year-old…
3 years ago
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Vietnam makes test batch of Russia’s Sputnik V jab
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia announced Wednesday that a batch of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was produced for the…
3 years ago
Flood-battered Germany approves major relief package
by Deborah COLE BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a huge emergency aid package Wednesday for flood-stricken…
3 years ago
Japan PM denies IOC pressure to hold Olympics: report
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has denied he was pressured by the International Olympic Committee into…
3 years ago
Hundreds of Ugandans given fake Covid jabs: health officials
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines -- some injected with water…
3 years ago
NYC mandates shots or weekly testing for public healthcare workers
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York City will require public hospital workers to get vaccinated or take a…
3 years ago
More residents flee as fires ravage western Canada
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Thousands of residents fled blazes in western Canada on Wednesday with several hundred soldiers scheduled to…
3 years ago
Roiled by presidential assassination, Haiti swears in new PM
by Robenson GEFFRARD Agence France Presse Port-au-Prince, Haiti (AFP) -- Haiti's new prime minister Ariel Henry took office Tuesday…
3 years ago
Covid Delta variant to dominate within months: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the…
3 years ago
Pfizer/BioNTech to produce Covid-19 vaccine in S.Africa
by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Covid-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a…
3 years ago
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