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WHO tempers quick vaccine hopes

The World Health Organization says it does not expect widespread immunisation against Covid-19 until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the United States, the worst-hit...

Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says

At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for...

Raging tanker fire sparks fears of a new Indian Ocean disaster

A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday, raising fears of a major new oil...

India leads global rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases, while deaths down: WHO

India reported the most new COVID-19 cases of any country in the past week, its nearly half a million fresh infections pushing the global...

Sri Lanka bans imports of plastic products

Sri Lanka on Friday decided to ban the import of plastic products in a bid to protect the environment and wildlife, a move likely...

Shinzo Abe: political survivor dogged by health issues

Shinzo Abe has smashed records as Japan's longest-serving prime minister, championing ambitious economic reform while weathering scandals. But he has once again been undone...

UN declares Africa free of polio

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign...
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