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Kyrgyzstan dumps 1,000 vaccine doses after fridge switched off

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) -- Kyrgyzstan was forced to dump nearly 1,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine after a…

France to honor health workers killed by Covid

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will confer a special honour on health workers who die from Covid while fighting the…

Indian states sound Covid ‘black fungus’ alarm as cases surge

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- States across India ordered emergency measures Thursday to counter a surge in the rare deadly…

PM Trudeau thanks Iglesia Ni Cristo’s FYM Foundation for humanitarian efforts in Canada

Felix Y. Manalo Foundation delivers 10K Pounds in donations to charities in Canada, plus blood donations   (Eagle News) –…

Spain to allow all vaccinated travelers in from June 7

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain will allow all vaccinated travellers to visit the country from June 7, Prime Minister Pedro…

Japan approves Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan formally approved Moderna and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, but the latter will not be…

Greek firefighters hopeful of containing forest blaze

by John HADOULIS ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought for a second day on Friday to bring…

Mideast ceasefire ‘good’ but conflict causes must be addressed: Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday welcomed a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas, the…

Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo could freeze all aid to Myanmar, Japan's foreign minister warned in an interview published Friday,…

Biden signs hate crimes law protecting Asian Americans

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden signed a hate crimes law Thursday aimed at protecting Asian Americans…

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