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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine provokes serious allergic reaction in US health worker
A health worker in Alaska suffered a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine and is now hospitalised but stable, a report said Wednesday. The New York Times reported the person received their shot on Tuesday, and Pfizer...
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Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth with Moon rocks
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing another chapter in China’s effort to become a space superpower. The mission was the first in four decades to collect lunar samples,...
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French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday. “The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today,” his office said in a statement. “This diagnosis was made following...
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Parents react to purported Boko Haram video showing abducted boys
Parents of some of the more than 300 students abducted in northwest Nigeria gathered at the school after a video was circulated on Thursday that purportedly showed Boko Haram militants with some of the boys. The video, featuring Boko Haram’s emblem, showed...
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Covid-19: Worldwide coronavirus cases near 75-million mark
The world Covid-19 caseload is nearing 75 million cases, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University. The Covid-19 dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported that the world tally...
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Coronavirus: Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19
The former president of Burundi Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, several close relatives told AFP on Friday. “President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had Covid-19,” a member of his family told AFP, requesting...
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South Africa has severe Covid-19 variant: Health minister
A severe variant of the coronavirus has been detected in South Africa which could explain the rapid spread of a second wave that affects younger people, the health minister said Friday. Known as the 501.V2 Variant, it was identified by South African researchers...
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Italy orders Christmas, New Year Covid-19 lockdown to prevent surge in cases
Italy will be placed under a nationwide lockdown for much of the Christmas and New Year holiday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday, as the government looks to prevent a fresh surge in coronavirus cases. The announcement ended days of indecision...
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French President Macron blames his Covid-19 on negligence, bad luck
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed his covid-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck, urging his compatriots to stay safe as critics called out slip-ups in his behaviour to prevent infection, from a close-quarters handshake to repeated...
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At least 15 children killed in Afghanistan bomb blast
At least 15 children were killed when a motorbike laden with explosives blew up near a religious gathering in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said. The children had gathered at a home in Ghazni province to recite the Holy Quran, a regular activity...
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Pele congratulates Messi for equalling goal record
Brazil soccer great Pele has paid tribute to Lionel Messi for equalling his goal-scoring record for a single club after the Argentine forward netted his 643rd goal for Barcelona in Saturday’s 2-2 home draw with Valencia. Messi, 33, hit the milestone goal...
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Brexit: EU rejects UK fish offer but says deal still possible
The EU has rejected the latest UK offer on fishing but is ready to pursue a post-Brexit trade deal even beyond the end of the year, diplomats said on Tuesday. According to sources in a meeting of ambassadors, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said he could...
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AstraZeneca says its Covid-19 vaccine should be effective against new strain
British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc told Reuters on Tuesday its Covid-19 vaccine should be effective against the new coronavirus variant, adding that studies were under way to fully probe the impact of the mutation. "AZD1222 (AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate)...
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Lionel Messi: Barcelona star breaks Pele scoring record in win over Real Valladolid
Barcelona turned on the style to thrash Real Valladolid 3-0 away in La Liga on Tuesday as Lionel Messi scored his 644th goal to surpass Pele as the all-time record scorer for a single club. Messi finally got his first assist of the season when he picked...
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Over 100 people killed in attack in Benishangul-Gumuz region: Rights commission
More than 100 people were killed in a shooting attack on Wednesday in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, the state-appointed human rights commission said. Gunmen shot people in the Bulen area of the region, in western Ethiopia, and set on fire the homes...
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Eight killed, 30 injured in blast at Pakistan ice factory
At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured when the boiler of an ice factory exploded in Karachi, the police said. The explosion at the factory in the New Karachi industrial area on Tuesday night was so powerful that it badly damaged three...
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Congo-Brazzaville celebrates christmas day under Covid-19 lockdown
The Christmas celebration in Congo-Brazzaville are taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic, under the lockdown of people in a bid to prevent surge in cases. Many will spend their Christmas grieving, after the health crisis claimed the lives of 105...
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Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal
Britain is set for a new chapter Friday after securing a hard-fought post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union as EU envoys gave the accord, reached only after months of tortuous negotiations, a sober welcome. “There was no great joy because a divorce...
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Shooting at US bowling alley leaves 3 dead, 3 injured
A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack. A “person of interest” was taken into custody after the shooting at Don Carter Lanes,...
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Hospital fire kills 7 coronavirus patients in Egypt
A fire at a hospital north of Cairo on Saturday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and judicial sources said. The blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital in Obour district, on the outskirts of Cairo, also injured five other people, the...
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New Covid strain: Europe begins vaccine rollout
The European Union began a vaccine rollout Saturday, even as countries in the bloc were forced back into lockdown by a new strain of the virus, believed to be more infectious , that continues to spread from Britain. The pandemic has claimed more than...
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Europe begins Covid vaccine roll-out as new coronavirus strain spreads fears
Several EU nations were set to begin vaccinating their most vulnerable groups Sunday as a new coronavirus variant spread internationally and the WHO warned the current pandemic will not be the last. The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab arrived in...
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Globe Soccer Awards: Ronaldo bags Player of the Century award; Lewandowski best player of 2020
If Robert Lewandowski’s now famous joke of inviting Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to his table needed some credence, then it came in the form of yet another top football prize in Dubai Sunday evening. The 32-year-old Pole, in some sizzling form this...
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New Covid strain: US detects first case of coronavirus variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook
The first known US case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant was detected in Colorado on Tuesday as President-elect Joe Biden warned it could take years for most Americans to be vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates. Biden’s prediction...
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Croatia earthquake: Seven dead as search for survivors continues
A search for survivors in Croatia stretched into the night Tuesday after a powerful earthquake killed at least seven people in the country's interior, tearing down rooftops and piling bricks in the streets. The 6.4-magnitude quake was felt as far afield...