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Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» KABUL - When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."
Brazil's Bolsonaro fined for maskless motorcyle rally
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined $100 Saturday for violating Covid-19 containment measures in Sao Paulo state by failing to wear a face mask and provoking huge crowds at a motorcycle rally for supporters.
Criticism, jokes as Copa America moved to Brazil over Covid
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» BRASíLIA - When Covid-19 overwhelmed Argentina too badly to host the South American football championships, officials decided to move the tournament to pandemic-battered Brazil of all places, drawing criticism from epidemiologists and a flurry of jokes.
Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: study
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» PARIS - Researchers on Thursday reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa.
Lives at risk as trafficking in faulty masks surges: UN
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» VIENNA: Lives are at risk as the new coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in the trafficking of substandard masks, sanitisers and other medical products, the UN warned Wednesday.
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said he was feeling "perfectly well" and had only mild symptoms.
Brazil surpasses one million cases
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil passed the bleak milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday, reporting a new one-day record number of infections as the pandemic continues to surge in Latin America's largest country.
Europe reopens borders but China battles new virus outbreak
AFP, Published on 16/06/2020
» BRUSSELS - A raft of EU nations reopened their borders to fellow Europeans on Monday after months of coronavirus curbs, but China locked down parts of Beijing to battle a new outbreak that has stoked fears of a second wave of infections.
Scientists fight online virus misinformation war
AFP, Published on 26/05/2020
» PARIS: With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began.
South America 'a new epicentre' of Covid-19: WHO
AFP, Published on 23/05/2020
» GENEVA: South America has become "a new epicentre" of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday, following a surge in the number of Covid-19 infections.