Switzerland’s Covid death toll passes 10,000
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland's Covid-19 death toll topped 10,000 on Wednesday as health officials gave cautious signs of optimism…
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India warned to brace for new coronavirus waves
by Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India, gripped by one of the most deadly coronavirus surges seen by…
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US backs plan to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents
by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced support for a global…
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Covid Indian variant detected in Kenya: health ministry
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A case of the Indian variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Kenya, the country's…
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India G7 delegation in Covid scare as crisis deepens back home
by AFP bureaus NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's foreign minister was forced to abandon face-to-face G7 meetings on the…
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Vietnam extends quarantine for arrivals after new virus outbreak
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has extended the quarantine period for anyone arriving in the country to three weeks, authorities…
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Iran reports three cases of Indian Covid variant
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran has detected three cases of the Indian Covid-19 variant feared to behind a devastating surge…
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India FM at G7 says exposed to possible Covid-19 positive cases
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Britain for G7 meetings, said on Wednesday he would…
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Japan, S.Korea meet with Blinken despite rifts
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met jointly with his South Korean and…
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‘Alarming’ malnutrition in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray: MSF
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday described "alarming" malnutrition in parts of Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region…
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