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WHO says Covid variant in India ‘of concern’

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears…

Italian woman gets six doses of Pfizer vaccine in error

  ROME, Italy (AFP) -- A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six…

Hundreds hurt in latest Jerusalem clashes between Israelis, Palestinians

  by Guillaume Lavallee and Daniella Cheslow Agence France Presse JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Hundreds were wounded in new clashes Monday…

Norway’s committee recommends dropping AstraZeneca, J&J jabs

  OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- An expert committee set up by Norway's government to evaluate AstraZeneca's and Johnson & Johnson's…

Five stabbed in New Zealand knife attack, terror link ruled out

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A knife-wielding attacker stabbed five people in a New Zealand supermarket Monday, critically injuring three,…

Myanmar counts cost of coup, 100 days on

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters…

At least 11 killed as roadside bomb hits bus in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A roadside bomb struck a bus in Afghanistan overnight killing at least 11 people just hours…

‘Vaccine tourists’ fly from abroad for injections on US beach

by Leila MACOR MIAMI BEACH, United States (AFP) -- A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami…

Fully vaccinated enjoy new freedoms in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are exempt from many restrictions in Germany from…

‘Earth’s power’: Iceland volcano’s lava geysers thrill visitors

by Jeremie RICHARD Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's Fagradalshraun volcano lies quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava…

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