Virus strain to cause more deaths in Britain; mutated COVID strain 56% more contagious -study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than…
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Well drilling thrives as Caracas water supply flounders
by Andrea TOSTA Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Alfredo Araya used to dig wells on farms or out in…
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Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat
by Adrien MAROTTE Agence France-Presse ZADIE CAVES, Gabon (AFP) — The scene looks like something out of a science fiction…
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Americas report 5 mn Covid cases in a week: PAHO
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Americas reported some five million new Covid-19 infections in a week, mostly in the…
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Twitter cracks down on false posts about Covid vaccines
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Twitter said on Wednesday that it would crack down on false posts about Covid-19…
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Canada announces new Covid-19 aid package for developing nations
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada on Monday announced a Can$458 million ($380 million) aid package to help developing countries…
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UK issues allergy warning over Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British health officials on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic…
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Hackers targeting Covid-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM warns
by Daniel HOFFMAN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- With multiple vaccines close to becoming available in a world gripped…
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Romania’s mining heartland faces up to post-coal future
by Mihaela RODINA and Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse PETROSANI, Romania (AFP) — In the large, dark locker room of southern Romania's…
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AI program DeepMind, untangles one of biology’s great challenges
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — For decades scientists have been trying to figure out how to…
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