Covid case cuts short Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- An ocean liner on a "cruise to nowhere" was forced to make an earlier-than-scheduled return to…
3 years ago
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Covid surging in Africa with more than 6 million cases: AFP tally
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Coronavirus is surging in Africa with a record average number of new cases according to an…
3 years ago
Final death toll in China hotel collapse put at 17
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Nine more people have been confirmed dead in the collapse of a budget hotel in eastern…
3 years ago
London mayor calls to retain face coverings on public transport
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Wednesday called for use of face coverings to remain compulsory…
3 years ago
At least six dead, several missing after India landslides and floods
SHIMLA, India (AFP) -- Rescuers in northern India were digging through rocks and mud searching for the missing on Tuesday,…
3 years ago
Sydney virus lockdown extended by two weeks: state official
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney's five million residents will be in virus lockdown for at least another…
3 years ago
Russia says India will produce 300 million Sputnik V doses each year
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said on Tuesday a deal had been struck…
3 years ago
Thailand defends Covid vaccine ‘mix-and-match’ after WHO warning
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand on Tuesday defended mixing two different Covid-19 vaccines to battle a surge in infections, after…
3 years ago
Australian apartment blocks placed in hard lockdown
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian apartment block was placed under strict lockdown with police posted outside Tuesday, as authorities…
3 years ago
Death toll rises to 64 in Iraq Covid unit fire: medic
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- A fire that enveloped a Covid isolation unit in southern Iraq killed 64 people, a medical…
3 years ago
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