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Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino

Philippine former president Benigno Aquino was laid to rest in a Manila cemetery on Saturday beside his parents, two of the Southeast Asian country's democracy icons.Hu

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Nanofabricated ‘tetrakaidecahedrons’ could out-bulletproof kevlar

Researchers at MIT and Caltech have created a nano-engineered material that could be tougher than the likes of kevlar or steel. Made of interconnected carbon “tetrakaidecahedrons,” the mat

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Philippine leader eases face shield requirement

The Philippine president has agreed to ease a pandemic regulation requiring people to wear face shields on top of masks in most public areas, but health officials said

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Kenya's COVID-19 cases top 173,000 as deaths hit 3,326

FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya surpassed the 173,000 mark on Tuesday amid a spike in daily ne

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Kenya's COVID-19 vaccinations top 1,000,000 mark

VCG The number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Kenya have surpassed the one million mark as the health authorities around the country continue giving the life-saving jabs.According to

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Russia's daily COVID-19 cases rise to multi-month high

A man wearing a protective mask walks in Moscow, Russia, on May 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn) Russia registered 9,977 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the largest daily

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Kenya's COVID-19 death toll tops 3,300 mark

A train station in Nairobi, Kenya. /VCG Kenya's COVID-19 death toll surpassed the 3,300 mark on Monday as the country continues its fight against the pandemic.Health minister Mutahi Kagwe anno

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Kenya's COVID-9 infections reach 172,491 as deaths hit 3,287

FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya rose to 172,491 on Sunday as the country's ministry of health

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 4,843,874

A healthcare worker arrives to receive a China's Sinopharm vaccine during the mass COVID-19 vaccination process for healthcare workers at the Gynecology Hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon on April 12,

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections reach 171,084 as deaths hit 3,188

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya on Tue

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Kenya set to begin administering second doses of COVID-19 vaccines

VCG Kenya is set to begin administering the second doses of the coronavirus vaccines on Friday, 28 May as the country continues its fight against the pandemic.The East African country launched

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Kenya's COVID-19 cases near 170,000 amid fears of a possible 4th wave

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG The number o

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UK PM Johnson offers qualified apology for remarks on Islam

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a qualified apology for the offense caused by his past remarks about Islam, speaking in a critical report to his Conservative Party, which looked at discri

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Japan sees no 'particular impact' on Olympics from U.S. travel ban

A man wearing a mask walks past a banner for the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2021. /CFP Japan's chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that Tokyo believes there is

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COVID-19 vaccinations in France reach 20 million

FILE PHOTO: A couple wearing protective face masks walks past the Eiffel Tower during the Coronavirus pandemic on February 26, 2021 in Paris, France. /VCG The number of initial vaccinations a

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Kenya's virus-deaths top 3,000 mark as infections rise beyond 165,000

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG The number o

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NFL: Fully vaccinated players, staff can drop masks at team facilities

Quarterback Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on in practice at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 28, 2020. /CFP NFL players and the working staff of teams will