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Italy reports record number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations

FILE PHOTO: Elderly people receiving the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, in Pisa, Italy. /VCG Italy on Friday administered a new record number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations, according to

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Hungary to produce China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine by 2022

01:41 Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced during a visit to China that the country's national vaccine center will produce China's Sinopharm jab as well as a Hungarian C

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UK offers mass jabs in rugby arena to counter virus variant

British health authorities were aiming to vaccinate 15,000 people at London’s Twickenham rugby stadium on Monday as part of a race to contain a fast-spreading coronavir

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Two dead, more than 20 injured in Florida shooting

Two people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the north of Miami in Florida, police said early on Sund

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Along the red lines: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre

The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders is located in Nanjing City, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province as a memorial to over 300

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Boeing working with FAA as it reportedly halts 787 deliveries

Boeing said Friday it was working to address questions about its 787 Dreamliner from US regulators after The Wall Street Journal reported the company had again halted deliveries of the jet. /Gett

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Africa needs at least 20 mln vaccine doses in the next six weeks

VCG Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks in order to enable the administration of second doses to people who received their first jabs

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Somali leaders sign landmark deal to hold delayed elections

Somalia's political leaders on Thursday reached a landmark deal that will pave wave for the delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.The deal was penned in Mogadishu by Prime Minister Mohamed

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26 confirmed dead, 98 missing after boat mishap in Nigeria: police

At least 26 persons have been confirmed dead and 98 others are still missing after a boat capsized on Wednesday in the River Niger in north Nigeria, the police said Thursday.Adamu Usman, the police c

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Dozens missing after boat capsizes in Niger River

Dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria after a ferry boat they were traveling in capsized in the Niger River.Local news outlets report that the boat was overloaded at the time, carryin

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'Fast & Furious 9' tops China's weekly box office despite bad reviews

The 9th sequel of the Hollywood blockbuster "Fast Furious" dominated last week's box office in the Chinese mainland (May 17-23), taking the top spot as soon as it hit t

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Lyft, Uber kick off free COVID-19 vaccine rides program

Uber and Lyft have officially started to offer free rides to anyone traveling to get a COVID-19 vaccine, two weeks after the ride-hailing companies announced an agreement with the White House to offer

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India’s capital Delhi to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop

India’s capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if new cases continue to drop in the city, its chief minister said on Sunday.The

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Two COVID-19 shots effective against India variant

A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine concentrate is diluted with 1.8ml sodium chloride ready for use at Guy's Hospital. /Reuters A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effec

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French FM confirms kidnapping of French journalist in Mali

FILE PHOTO: Olivier Dubois, a journalist who disappeared last month in Mali's northern city of Gao appeared in a video on Wednesday appealing to authorities to do everything they can to free him

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APD | UN launches 'Nepal Covid-19 Response Plan' calling for US$ 83.7 million

By APD writer Shristi KafleThe United Nations and its partners have launched the "Nepal COVID-19 Response Plan" on Friday calling for US$ 83.7 million to mobilize an em

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South Korea's president could be under pressure to seek Biden's help on Covid vaccines

South Korean President Moon Jae-in would be seeking U.S. President Joe Biden's help on securing Covid-19 vaccines when the leaders meet in Washington on Friday, accordi