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Paris cancels New Year fireworks over Omicron fears
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» PARIS: Paris on Saturday said it was cancelling its traditional New Year fireworks as Europe braced for tighter curbs to rein in the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus fuelling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases worldwide.
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Biden warns of 'winter of death' for unvaccinated as Omicron spreads
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden warned Thursday of a "winter of severe illness and death" for those unvaccinated against Covid-19, as the G7 called the Omicron variant the biggest threat to global public health.
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Omicron injects urgency into EU summit
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» BRUSSELS - The lightning spread of Omicron in Europe and elsewhere has added a sense of urgency to an EU summit Thursday, with leaders struggling to present a united, bloc-wide approach.
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Europe ramps up Covid vaccine drive for children
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» BERLIN: Several European nations started vaccinating children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 on Wednesday in an effort to contain a raging pandemic and keep schools open, while others are still deciding their approach.
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Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its Covid pill -- a new type of treatment that should withstand the mutations seen with the Omicron variant -- drastically reduced hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 percent.
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WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, 'probably' in most countries
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization Tuesday warned Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act as drug maker Pfizer said its coronavirus pill was effective against the variant.
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Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its Covid pill, a new type of antiviral treatment that should withstand the mutations seen with Omicron, drastically reduced hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 percent.
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US authorises Pfizer Covid booster for people aged 16 and 17
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday expanded authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid booster to include 16- and 17-year-olds, amid growing concern over the Omicron variant's ability to overcome immunity conferred by two shots.
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EU watchdog says Omicron 'mostly mild' as WHO warns on vaccine hoarding
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» THE HAGUE - The EU medicines watchdog said Thursday the Omicron variant of Covid-19 may cause milder disease, as the World Health Organization warned against a re-run of vaccine hoarding by rich nations as the new strain spreads.
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Bob Dole, WWII hero and veteran US lawmaker, dies at 98
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Bob Dole, who battled back from being severely wounded in World War II to become a five-term US senator and the Republican Party's 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday at the age of 98.
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