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French security forces brace for anti-health pass protests
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French security forces brace for anti-health pass protests

PARIS (AP) — France braced for more protests on Saturday against the upcoming special virus passes that will be needed…
‘The war has changed,’ CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant
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‘The war has changed,’ CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant

July 30 (Reuters) – The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the U.S. Centers…
Lebanon restricts cafes, beaches to the vaccinated or COVID tested
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Lebanon restricts cafes, beaches to the vaccinated or COVID tested

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon is to limit entry to restaurants, cafes, pubs and beaches to people holding COVID-19…
Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda
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Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could…
West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes
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West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where…
Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others
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Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak…
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
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Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) – Sydney’s poorest neighborhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest…
Biden encourages cash vaccine incentives in US
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Biden encourages cash vaccine incentives in US

US President Joe Biden on Thursday told states and towns that they could offer residents $100 (roughly €84) to get vaccinated against…
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
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Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Health authorities in Thailand raced to set up a large field hospital in a cargo building…
Oman extends nightly COVID-19 lockdown
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Oman extends nightly COVID-19 lockdown

DUBAI, July 29 (Reuters) – Oman on Thursday extended a nightly lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with…
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