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Jordan COVID protesters clash with police

Protesters clashed with police in Jordan's capital amid the second night of demonstrations against health restrictions Monday, even as the country posted a record-high...

Russia says Sputnik V production deals reached in key EU states

The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Monday they had reached production agreements in key European countries as the EU's medical agency...

PH to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine despite blood clot reports

The Philippines will continue using AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine as there is currently no indication that it caused the blood clots reported in some European...

Chinese factory prices increase as industries recover

Beijing, China—Factory prices in China rose in February at the fastest pace in more than two years, official data showed Wednesday, as the country’s...

England’s kids go back to school

London—Children return to school in England on Monday for the first time since January, as the government begins to ease tough restrictions thanks to...

Isko warns of syndicate offering fake swab tests

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Saturday cautioned against the operation of a syndicate offering fake express swab tests for the coronavirus in...

Carefree at the beach

Friends happily board a banana boat at a long beach resort in Noveleta, Cavite on Saturday, as others try to beat the rising summer...

Tokyo asks China to end COVID-19 anal swabs for Japanese

Japan has asked China to avoid using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of "psychological distress". Tokyo's intervention...

Milan Fashion Week: Optimistic trends for next winter

The curtain fell Monday on another Milan fashion week—or at least the screen went dark on this season's all-digital affair, in which designers looked...

Spain suffers second-worst month for virus deaths

Spain suffered its second-worst month for coronavirus deaths in February with 10,528 fatalities, the worst figure since April last year, government figures showed on...

Ukraine minister gets jab to boost flagging rollout

Ukraine's Health Minister Maksym Stepanov received a coronavirus jab on Monday, as he tries to encourage more Ukrainians to get vaccinated and boost a...

World Roundup: Queen Elizabeth says COVID jab ‘didn’t hurt at all’

Queen Elizabeth II said her coronavirus jab “didn’t hurt at all” and urged those wary of receiving the vaccine to “think about other people.” The...

Pfizer jab 95.8% effective against COVID: Israel health ministry

Israel's health ministry said Saturday recent data from its aggressive coronavirus vaccination campaign showed two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab were nearly 96 percent...

World tops 200 million vaccine doses as G7 boosts funding

The number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered worldwide passed 200 million Saturday, an AFP count showed, as wealthy G7 countries pledged to more than...
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