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World Bank to finance extra Covid jabs for poorer nations

The new mechanism will allow those countries to buy additional doses on top of the subsidised ones they will already receive via Covax.

7 days ago

By AFP News

French Parliament adopts vaccine passports law despite protests

France recorded almost 23,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, twice as many as last week, as the Delta variant caused a surge.

8 days ago

By Stuart Williams

France Paris European Union

Half of Europeans vaccinated as Germany warns on rising virus cases

Germany joins a number of European nations that have seen cases climb in recent weeks fuelled by the Delta variant, first detected in India.

11 days ago

By Alex Pigman with AFP Bureaus

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

The WHO was only able to send a team of independent, international experts to Wuhan in January, more than a year after Covid-19 first surfaced there.

11 days ago

By Jing Xuan Teng

France launches controversial vaccine pass as fourth wave hits

The restrictions have even faced criticism from some lawmakers in Macron's Republic on the Move (LREM) party, who see it as a threat to civil liberties.

12 days ago

By Adam Plowright

France European Union

Record rains kill 25 in central China

Authorities have issued the highest warning level for Henan province as floods continue to hammer the region

12 days ago

By Ludovic Ehret with Beiyi Seow in Beijing

Climate Change

EU agency starts review of France's Sanofi Covid jab

Sanofi and GSK said in May that they would launch final trials after finding their drug "achieved strong rates of neutralising antibody responses" in Phase 2 clinical trials.

13 days ago

By AFP News

European Union France

Belgium mourns as death toll from Europe floods hits 200

Waters have subsided since Friday but workers and volunteers face a mammoth task to clear away the detritus and help local residents rebuild their shattered lives.

13 days ago

By Pierre Beauvillain, Matthieu Demeestere in Brussels

European Union

US drug firms agree to $1.18 billion opioid settlement in New York

The crisis has worsened during the pandemic, with more than 93,000 people dying from overdoses, often linked to opiates, in 2020

13 days ago

By AFP News

New York

'Freedom Day' in England as virus ramps up in Asia

In Britain, daily infections have climbed, averaging more than 50,000 since last week, with Delta taking hold in many areas.

14 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi with AFP bureaus

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Australia to deport UK's Katie Hopkins over virus breach

Andrews said Hopkins had been granted a visa with the support of a state government on the basis it would potentially be of economic benefit to the country.

15 days ago

By AFP News

United Kingdom

Major US wildfire grows, forcing new evacuations

Some 2,000 people have had to evacuate, with more following on Sunday.

15 days ago

By AFP News

Climate Change California

Merkel visits 'surreal' flood zone as death toll rises

In some areas, police deployed speedboats and divers to retrieve bodies.

15 days ago

By Christof Stache with Deborah Cole in Berlin

Italy European Union Climate Change

England lifts Covid curbs as scientists warn of surge in cases

Senior Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt, a former health secretary, said the government should learn from Israel and the Netherlands, which have been forced to reverse recent relaxations.

15 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi

United Kingdom

WHO warns of 'dangerous' variants as Covid cases rise globally

Overall, coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of week

18 days ago

By Marianne Barriaux, with AFP bureaus

At least 68 dead in Germany, Belgium as storms ravage Europe

Because a warmer atmosphere holds more water, climate change increases the risk and intensity of flooding from extreme rainfall.

18 days ago

By Michelle Fitzpatrick with Deborah Cole in Berlin

European Union Climate Change

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand's Ardern to host emergency APEC virus summit

At the meeting, Ardern will argue for increased resources for the Covax programme

19 days ago

By Neil Sands

Desperate search for oxygen in Myanmar as latest Covid wave hits

Myanmar is set to receive four million vaccine doses from China by the first week of August -- too late for those fighting for breath.

19 days ago

By AFP News

Zara Harutyunyan — An Industry Leader Who Firmly Advocates Philanthropy

Today more than ever, our society needs people who are considerate of others. The pandemic has taught us that it is as important to help those in need as it is to help yourself.

19 days ago

By IBT UK Contributor

UN warns of 'perfect storm' as childhood vaccination plummets

The UN has warned against sacrificing routine childhood vaccines in the rush to roll out Covid jabs.

19 days ago

By Christophe Vogt

United Nations

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