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WHO warns of new Covid wave in Africa

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday warned of a new wave of Covid-19 infections in Africa…

Putin backs Russia waiving patents on its Covid jabs

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he supported the idea of a waiver on…

Squids in: Japan town builds giant statue with Covid grant

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A remote Japanese fishing town has sparked debate after spending coronavirus relief funds on a giant…

Sydney rushes to trace first local Covid cases in a month

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney's first local Covid-19 cases in more than a month left health authorities scrambling to trace…

India sees record Covid-19 deaths, new cases in 24 hours

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India saw almost 4,000 Covid-19 deaths and more than 412,000 new cases in the past…

California sequoia still smoldering after 2020 fires

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- One of California's iconic giant sequoia trees was recently found to be still smoldering…

Drought-hit Jordan ‘critical’ as water sources dry up

by Kamal Taha GHOR AL-HADITHA, Jordan (AFP) -- Ahmad Daoud surveyed his shrivelled tomato plants near the Dead Sea in…

Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong jailed for Tiananmen protest

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Jailed Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was handed an additional 10-month sentence on Thursday after…

Positive data for Moderna booster against Covid variants

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that…

Americans given life sentences in Italy for cop murder

by Alexandria SAGE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- An Italian court convicted two young Americans Wednesday for the murder of a…

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