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Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: study

Jun 28, 2021

LONDON (AFP) -- Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study by Oxford University, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish firm, said on...
World in worst ‘cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes’: UN

Jun 21, 2021

GENEVA (AFP) -- The UN rights chief called Monday for "concerted action" to help recover from the worst global deterioration of rights seen in decades, highlighting situations in China, Russia and Et...
Fever clinic and COVID kits: Tokyo 2020 shows off Olympic Village

Jun 20, 2021

Tokyo 2020 organisers threw open the doors of the Olympic Village to the media on Sunday, showcasing virus upgrades including a fever clinic just over a month before the Games begin. Organisers are ...
'Dawn of new era': Iran's ultraconservatives hail Raisi win

Jun 20, 2021

Iran's ultraconservatives Sunday hailed the election victory of their candidate Ebrahim Raisi, after Washington charged the vote was unfair and Tehran's arch-foe Israel labelled him the "most extremi...
'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs

Jun 17, 2021

Despite the clear differences, Biden insisted that progress had been made, scolding reporters for being too pessimistic during a chat on the tarmac just before he boarded Air Force One to return home...
France to end mandatory outdoor masks and Covid curfew

Jun 16, 2021

PARIS (AFP) - France on Wednesday said it was ending the obligation to wear masks outside and would bring forwards by 10 days the lifting of a nighttime curfew, as Covid infections fall and the count...
Covid-hit domestic workers lost far more jobs than others: ILO

Jun 15, 2021

GENEVA (AFP) -- The pandemic has taken a harsh toll on domestic workers who have lost far more jobs than others despite a decade-old international pact guaranteeing their rights, the UN said Tuesday....
Fossil fuels maintain grip on market: report

Jun 15, 2021

PARIS (AFP) -- Fossil fuels have held their share of the energy mix over the past decade, a report published Tuesday found, despite a drop in the cost of electricity from renewable wind and solar. C...
Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China

Jun 12, 2021

The United States plans to push democratic allies on Saturday to publicly call out China for forced labor practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather at a summit where they will also unveil an inf...
Coronavirus puts brakes on global plastics production

Jun 10, 2021

Global plastics production declined slightly in 2020 as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War II that output has fallen, an industry body...
Myanmar military plane crash kills 12, including senior monk

Jun 10, 2021

A well-known senior Buddhist monk was among at least 12 people who died when a plane belonging to Myanmar's military crashed Thursday in the country's central Mandalay region, state media reported. ...
China vents anger at US Senators' visit to Taiwan

Jun 7, 2021

BEIJING (AFP) -- China expressed fury over US Senators visiting Taiwan to donate coronavirus vaccines, saying it could embolden "separatist forces" on the island. Beijing sees democratic, self-ruled...
Some Shanghai malls, residential complexes demand to see COVID vaccination proof

Jun 7, 2021

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- A few malls and residentialcomplexes in Shanghai have started asking visitors to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, with one shopping centre's temporarydecision to bar entry sp...
Israel arrests Jerusalem activist as reporter recovers

Jun 6, 2021

Israeli police arrested a Palestinian protest leader in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday, a day after forcefully detaining a prominent Al Jazeera journalist covering th...
Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize

Jun 6, 2021

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding schools but didn't offer the apology sought by the Canadian prime...