11 dead in Mumbai building collapse
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 11 people, including eight children, were killed when heavy monsoon rains caused a residential…
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South Korea building collapse kills nine
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- At least nine people were killed when a five-storey building being demolished in South Korea…
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Biden to announce mass vaccine donations as first overseas tour begins
by Jerome Cartillier with Sebastian Smith in Washington UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) -- Joe Biden triumphantly announced that "the United States…
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US ‘to buy 500 million doses for world’ as curbs ease in Europe
by Anouk Riondet, with AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- The United States is set to buy 500 million Covid-19…
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Norway offers Johnson & Johnson vaccine to volunteers
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway will offer the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to volunteers under strict conditions from mid-July,…
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Elephants in India tested for coronavirus after rare lion’s death
Nasal and anal samples taken from 28 elephants at a forest reserve in India COIMBATORE, India (AFP) -- Twenty-eight…
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France, Belgium ease virus curbs as US decision boosts travel hopes
by AFP Bureaus France and Belgium further relaxed their Covid-19 restrictions Wednesday, allowing restaurants and cafes to serve indoors,…
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Lightning strikes kill 27 during India monsoon storm
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- Lightning strikes killed 27 people and four passengers on a flight were hospitalized after severe turbulence…
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Vietnam begs public for ‘vaccine fund’ donations after virus surge
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam, once a model for its successful handling of the pandemic, has started asking for public…
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Thousands of women and children flee Burkina Faso massacre
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Burkina Faso said Tuesday that more than 7,000 people had fled the country's volatile north…
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