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Germany to vaccinate children over 12 from June 7

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will start offering coronavirus jabs to children over the age of 12 from June 7,…

‘Limnic eruption’: DR Congo’s volcano nightmare

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Orders on Thursday to evacuate Goma, a city lying in the shadow of DR Congo's…

Covax needs $2 billion more by June for poor countries

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax global vaccine-sharing program said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the…

Syrian President Assad re-elected with 95% of votes: official

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected with 95.1 percent of the votes cast, the parliamentary…

Volcano warning sparks evacuation order, exodus in DR Congo

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- DR Congo authorities ordered the evacuation of part of the city of Goma on Thursday…

Millions in Australia’s second city ordered into snap Covid lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- More than five million people in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne were ordered into a snap…

Belgium limits J&J vaccine to over-41s after woman dies

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Johnson & Johnson's single-jab vaccine against Covid-19 will be limited in Belgium to people aged 41…

Chile rolls out mobility pass for the vaccinated

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- People in Chile who have been vaccinated and are fully immunized against the coronavirus could from…

Iran temporarily bans cryptocurrency mining after blackouts

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday announced a four-month ban on all cryptocurrency mining, a day…

Three held over deadly Italy cable car crash

by Giovanni GREZZI VERBANIA, Italy (AFP) -- Italian police on Wednesday arrested three managers from the operator of a cable…

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