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Vietnam's total confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 500,000

FILE PIC: The last cured COVID-19 patient (2nd R, front) in Vietnam and his family present flowers to a doctor in Vietnam's northern province of Vinh Phuc, Feb. 26, 2020. Vietnam's Ministry of He

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Delta still dominant variant in South Africa: scientists

A healthcare worker briefs people queueing for their vaccines about the different vaccines available to administer outside the Transvaco COVID-19 vaccine train stationed at the Springs Train Stat

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Vaccine candidate backed by project to develop affordable jabs begins late-stage trials

The drug is being developed by South Korea's SKL Bioscience as part of a project that has backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Zambia to start administering China's COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine

CFP Image Zambia will soon start rolling out the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine received from China early this month, a government official said on Wednesday.Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secretary in

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Uganda planning body calls for strengthening border restrictions

A man walks past a banner advertising the vaccination program on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images via CFP) The Uganda National Planning Authority (NPA) on Tu

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Chinese poetry in motion in new dance drama

The dance drama The Painting Journey—The Legend of A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers premiered at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Aug 20 with three shows running throughout

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COVID-19 infections show downward trend in DR Congo's capital

FILE PIC: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupancy rates. /VCG The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupa

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Zimbabwe steps up vaccine rollout as more vaccines arrive from China

FILE PHOTO: A medical staff shows a box of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination campaign at the Boris Trajkovski Arena in Skopje on May 6, 2021. /Robert ATANASOVSKI vi

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections reach 224,400

Passengers wearing protective face masks wash their hands at hand cleaning stations installed outside the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Pat

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Africa's COVID-19 deaths hit 185,706 as infections continue to rise

FILE PHOTO: A security guard opens the door for a customer exiting Awolowo glass house in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Adetona Omokanye/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Africa's numb

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Grace storms through Caribbean as Fred weakens to tropical wave

Tropical Storm Grace was moving west towards the Leeward Island after it formed in the Caribbean. WhileFred has weakened to a tropical wave as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico, butthe U.S. Nationa

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COVID-19 creates two realities in Cancun, Mexico

02:59 Mexico is battling a third wave of COVID-19, and some of the hardest-hit places just happen to be some of the most popular spots for international tourists. Cancun in particular i

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Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan, many Afghans displaced

The Taliban has taken control of dozens of districts and cities since the U.S.-led international withdrawal on May 1, including 9 provincial capitals in the last few day

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Uganda's COVID-19 infections surpass 96,000 mark

A nurse draws a vaccine dose on March 10, 2021 at a health center in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray / Getty Images via CFP) The number of COVID-19 infections in Uganda surpassed the 96,

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Kenya aims to vaccinate its entire adult population by December 2022

A resident receives a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Patrick Meinhardt / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Kenya is t

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Zomato’s losses widen in first quarterly earnings since IPO

Zomato’s losses more than tripled in its first quarterly earnings report since its listing last month as the company’s expenses grew and the pandemic hit the firm’s dining-out business.The

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U.S. stocks retreat from records amid COVID-19 worries

The New York Stock Exchange, New York, U.S. /CFP Major U.S. stock indices retreated from records on Monday as investors weighed progress on U.S. infrastructure legislation against concerns abo