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France recommends 1-shot vaccine for people who had virus

Saturday, 13 February 2021, 06:27 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

France’s highest health authority recommended Friday that people who have had COVID-19 receive only one dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus. The High Authority of Health, or HAS, said...

Woman gives birth outdoors in freezing temperatures in Germany

Friday, 12 February 2021, 11:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A homeless woman gave birth outdoors in temperatures well below freezing early Friday in the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, authorities said. A police patrol spotted the 20-year-old woman, a...

Australian city Melbourne begins third lockdown due to cluster

Friday, 12 February 2021, 07:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, will begin its third lockdown on Friday due to a rapidly spreading COVID-19 cluster centered on hotel quarantine. The five-day lockdown will be...

EU hopeful for firm economic growth despite virus challenges

Friday, 12 February 2021, 07:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Despite deep uncertainty over a surge in coronavirus cases and the impact of new variants of the disease, senior European Commission officials on Thursday expressed cautious optimism that European...

Study finds two masks are better than one to fight COVID-19

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 06:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up. The Centers for...

WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 06:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus...

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 06:49 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment juggernaut that included casinos, films, websites and other enterprises as he relentlessly championed First Amendment...

EU chief: Bloc was late, over-confident on vaccine rollout

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 16:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

 As the European Union surpassed 500,000 people lost to the virus, the EU Commission chief said Wednesday that the bloc's much-criticized vaccine rollout could be partly blamed on the EU being...

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