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Barcelona forced to cancel Manchester City charity match due to Covid-19 situation

By Christine Caparras

The match was meant to benefit groups that support ALS charities

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Flawed scientific papers fuelling Covid-19 misinformation

Inaccurate information about vaccines is especially dangerous at a time when uptake of the shots has slowed in the...

By Manon Jacob

World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan

The surge in cases across America has left the early vaccine adopters angry at those who have so far opted against the...

By Susan Stumme, with AFP bureaus

France lashes out at 'discriminatory' England quarantine rule

The UK singled out France due to the government's concern over the "persistent presence" of the Beta variant

By AFP News

Elephant crushes man to death after being heckled by villagers [video]

The video of the incident was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on Monday.

By Naina Raghavan

Google and Facebook say on-campus workers must be vaccinated

Tech titan Facebook put out similar word on Wednesday, saying that as its offices re-open, only vaccinated workers will...

By AFP News

Pfizer raises 2021 outlook on surging Covid-19 vaccine sales

Pfizer has launched clinical studies on a possible third dose of the vaccine

By John Biers

England to allow unquarantined travel from US and EU if jabbed

Those travelling from an amber list country, which includes most of Europe and the US, who are not fully vaccinated...

By AFP News

Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as virus outbreak grows

About 13 percent of Australians have been vaccinated, with low supplies of Pfizer-BioNTech shots and scepticism about...

By AFP News

Melbourne to lift virus lockdown as Delta outbreak contained

The country has recorded more than 33,000 infections and 920 Covid-related deaths in a population of 25 million.

By AFP News

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Environment & Nature

India's western coast has been inundated

India monsoon death toll climbs to 159, dozens still missing

By Nivrita Ganguly, with Subhash Sharma in Taliye and Glenda Kwek in New Delhi

Climate scientist Roxy Mathew Koll of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology said climate change was warming the...

London roads flood as storms roll in

By AFP News

Social media users posted videos of partially submerged vehicles in southwest London

California firm to bury 10,000 miles of power lines to stop wildfires

By AFP News

PG&E acknowledged its equipment was to blame for the Paradise disaster and filed for bankruptcy protection in January...

Health

World Bank to finance extra Covid jabs for poorer nations

By AFP News

The new mechanism will allow those countries to buy additional doses on top of...

French Parliament adopts vaccine passports law despite protests

By Stuart Williams

France recorded almost 23,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, twice as many as...

Half of Europeans vaccinated as Germany warns on rising virus cases

By Alex Pigman with AFP Bureaus

Germany joins a number of European nations that have seen cases climb in recent...

Space

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China says WHO plan to audit labs in Covid origins probe 'arrogant'

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Barcelona forced to cancel Manchester City charity match due to Covid-19 situation

Flawed scientific papers fuelling Covid-19 misinformation

World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan

France lashes out at 'discriminatory' England quarantine rule

Elephant crushes man to death after being heckled by villagers [video]

Google and Facebook say on-campus workers must be vaccinated

Pfizer raises 2021 outlook on surging Covid-19 vaccine sales

England to allow unquarantined travel from US and EU if jabbed

Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as virus outbreak grows

Melbourne to lift virus lockdown as Delta outbreak contained

India monsoon death toll climbs to 159, dozens still missing

London roads flood as storms roll in

California firm to bury 10,000 miles of power lines to stop wildfires

World Bank to finance extra Covid jabs for poorer nations

French Parliament adopts vaccine passports law despite protests

Half of Europeans vaccinated as Germany warns on rising virus cases

Amazon magnate Bezos ready to ride his own rocket to space

'Experience of a lifetime': Billionaire Branson achieves space dream

Astronauts complete first spacewalk at China's new Tiangong Station