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US sets new record of 225,000 Covid cases in one day: tracker
WASHINGTON (AFP) - For the second day in a row, the United States on Friday notched a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours, reaching 225,201 new infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
In that same…
18 Chinese miners killed in underground gas leak
BEIJING (AFP) - Eighteen miners were confirmed dead on Saturday after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern China, state media reported, with rescue efforts under way to reach five others still trapped underground.…
Moscow starts inoculating vulnerable workers against coronavirus
MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at newly opened clinics across the city.
Health officials said they had opened 70 coronavirus vaccine centres in the…
Biden set to revamp US trade tactics — but not policy
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President-elect Joe Biden undoubtedly has plans to roll back many of President Donald Trump s policies when he takes charge of the White House next month, but when it comes to trade, he has signaled little may change --…
Britain okays vaccine as global Covid death toll nears 1.5 million
LONDON (AFP) - Britain on Wednesday became the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Japan and Italy pledged free inoculations for all even as the global death toll rose towards 1.5 million.
The news…
Cyclone hits Sri Lanka as southern India hunkers down
COLOMBO (AFP) - Cyclone Burevi hit Sri Lanka overnight, rattling the island nation but leaving it relatively unscathed on its way to southern India, officials said Thursday.
Burevi, the second cyclone in the southern Bay of Bengal in a…
Life in Gaza ‘extraordinarily difficult’ for disabled: HRW
GAZA CITY (AFP) - People with disabilities can face an "extraordinarily difficult" life in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli blockade and lack of assistance from Islamist rulers Hamas, Human Rights Watch warned Thursday.
Two million…
South Africa fears virus comeback as cluster outbreaks flare
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Localised coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases compounded by gatherings during the upcoming festive season.
Officials in Africa’s hardest…
Japan residents to get free Covid-19 vaccine
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases.
The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for…
New Zealand’s Ardern declares ‘climate emergency’
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a "climate emergency" on Wednesday, telling parliament that urgent action was needed for the sake of future generations.
Ardern said the science on climate change…