Beijing delays school reopenings after new Covid outbreak
Most children in Beijing will not return to school next week as originally planned, Chinese officials…
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N. Korea Covid outbreak likely ‘getting worse’ says WHO
The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea’s…
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Mexico confirms its first monkeypox case
Health officials in Mexico confirmed Saturday the country’s first known case of monkeypox, in…
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Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit…
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75th Cannes film fest ready to party as Covid rules end
The last touches were being laid in Cannes on Monday for the 75th anniversary edition of the world’s…
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21 more dead as North Korea battles Covid outbreak
North Korea on Saturday reported 21 additional deaths from ‘fever’, two days after the country…
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NZ prime minister Ardern tests positive for Covid-19
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country’s world-leading response…
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China factory activity dips to lowest in two years: official data
China’s manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level since February 2020, official data…
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Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears…
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Medics treat landslide survivors from Philippines villages
Medical workers rush to treat wounded residents of Pilar village in Abuyog town, Leyte province in central…
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