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India hospital fire kills 16 Covid patients, 2 nurses

  AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- At least 16 Covid-19 patients and two nurses died Saturday in the latest in a…

India records over 400,000 Covid cases in 24 hours: official data

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the…

6.8-magnitude quake rattles northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Saturday but no tsunami warning was…

UN warns of famine in drought-ravaged southern Madagascar

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Persistent drought in southern Madagascar has left hundreds of thousands of people on the brink…

UPDATED: Israel pilgrimage stampede kills at least 44

  MERON, Israel (AFP) -- A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed at least 44 people…

First US Covid emergency aid supplies arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A US military plane on Friday brought the first emergency coronavirus supplies to help India…

Trump slams Giuliani raid as ‘very, very unfair’

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Former US leader Donald Trump complained Thursday that an FBI raid on his ex-personal…

New York City aims to ‘fully reopen’ on July 1

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that the city hopes to "fully…

Russia-Brazil spat erupts over Sputnik vaccine snub

by Valeria PACHECO / with Andrea PALASCIANO in Moscow BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health regulator said Thursday its decision…

US looks to ramp up oxygen in India aid push

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is looking to help India quickly and sharply scale up oxygen supplies…

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