World News
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1.4KWHO worried for health systems over Covid cases ‘tsunami’
A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World...
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1.0KWHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’
The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year, WHO chief...
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1.2KUK removes all African countries from the red list
LONDON, UK: The United Kingdom has removed all 11 African countries from its red list. The bans were first imposed last month...
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Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate – WHO
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and was likely already...
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1.2KOne dead from Omicron as UK boosts response
Britain on Monday confirmed what is thought to be the first confirmed death after infection with the Omicron variant, as the country...
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957At least 53 migrants killed in Mexico road accident
At least 53 migrants were killed Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned...
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1.7KPope: Sex outside marriage is not serious sin
Pope Francis urged caution on Monday in the “interpretation” of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying...
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1.2KOmicron variant ‘almost certainly’ not more severe than Delta – Top US Scientist
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant...
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891Global concern grows as more countries confirm new Omicron Covid-19 variant cases
New cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected around the world, with two cases reported in Australia, as more countries try...
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741WHO warns of massive syringe shortfall in 2022
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday there could be a shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022, which threatens to...
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822World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup
The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am...
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981Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies
AFP NEWS: Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju Uprising at a cost of...
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1.1KWorld’s oldest white rhino dies aged 54
AGENCIES: Toby, the world’s oldest white rhino, has died at the age of 54 in a zoo in northern Italy, a spokeswoman...
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1.2KSinger R. Kelly found guilty of 16 counts of sex trafficking
NEW YORK, USA: American Singer Robert Kelly alias R. Kelly was on Monday convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with...
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2.1KWHO monitoring new Covid variant named ‘Mu’
AFP NEWS: The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified...
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812US forces must be out of Afghanistan by August 31, Taliban warn
The Taliban have warned that there would be “consequences” if the United States and its allies try to remain in Afghanistan beyond...
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1.2KUS hails Ugandan govt for taking in Afghans
AFP NEWS: The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to take in Afghans being evacuated...
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883Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,189: official
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the...
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830Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as China vows massive vaccine boost
The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as China pledged to provide two...
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1.1KEND OF AN ERA: Lionel Messi set to leave Barcelona after contract talks fail
Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after financial problems prevented them from agreeing a new contract with the...
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888China pledges two billion vaccine doses to world
BEIJING, CHINA: The People’s Republic of China will “strive to provide” two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and...
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1.3K4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure...
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953Coronavirus forces four athletes out of Tokyo Olympics
Four competitors including a shooting world number one saw their Tokyo Olympic dreams dashed on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus....
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1.1KSouth Africa Protests: Death toll reaches 45 after Soweto looting stampede
Stores in two South African provinces were ransacked on Tuesday for a fifth consecutive day, hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed troops...
