Brazil’s Covid death toll surpasses 400,000
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 400,000 Thursday, as the country struggled to secure…
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BioNTech eyes Covid vaccine for 12-15 year olds from June in EU
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- BioNTech said Thursday that it expected its Covid-19 vaccine, jointly developed with Pfizer, to be available…
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US sending $100 million in Covid supplies to India
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Wednesday it was sending more than $100 million in supplies to…
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India Covid-19 deaths surge again, more global aid flown in
by Sailandra Sil, with AFP Bureaus KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- India's coronavirus disaster deepened on Thursday with its daily death…
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Moderna eyes three billion Covid vaccine doses in 2022
PARIS, France (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical firm Moderna said Thursday it expects to increase global production of its cutting-edge Covid…
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Man with knife attacks kindergarten in China, killing two
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A man with a knife attacked a kindergarten in southern China on Wednesday, killing two children…
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Turkey unveils deal for 50 million Sputnik V doses
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey announced on Wednesday it has signed a deal for the delivery of 50 million doses…
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UK sends ‘oxygen factories’ to India
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Wednesday it was sending three oxygen generation units to Covid-struck India following a…
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‘Impossible now’ – Japan’s Olympic host towns pull out over pandemic
by Hiroshi HIYAMA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Hundreds of Japanese towns and cities have been forced to rethink plans to…
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Myanmar junta launches fresh air raids in rebel territory
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Myanmar's military launched air assaults for the second day in a row into rebel-held territory after…
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