sant News
|
By AFP
Washington -
President Donald Trump's announcement in May of plans to develop a Covid-19 vaccine by year's end is near realization -- despite a setback among one of the six candidates that the US supported.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Nearly a year after a mysterious pneumonia emerged in China and began its global spread, there is still no silver bullet treatment for Covid-19 despite an unprecedented effort to discover new medicines or repurpose existing drugs.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
Covid-19 vaccine emergency approvals are around the corner, makers are preparing to ship millions of doses -- and experts are trying to reassure the public that the record-breaking speed of development hasn't compromised safety.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce lighter coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday thanks to a recent drop in new infections, paving the way for shops to reopen swiftly and allow travel for Christmas.
|
|
By AFP
New York -
Busy airports and serpentine queues at testing sites: many Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with extended family Thursday despite authorities warning they risk exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic engulfing the country.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Health authorities say the most widespread anti-Covid weapon -- surgical masks -- must be thrown away after a single use, but environmental concerns are pushing some scientists to question this recommendation.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
After several weeks of rapidly rising coronavirus cases, hospitals around the United States are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Are children a major source of contagion for Covid-19? Ten months into a pandemic that has claimed 1.2 million lives experts are still divided on the question, even as governments must decide whether to keep classrooms open or shut.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday a new coronavirus lockdown until at least December 1, hoping to bring under control an outbreak that is poised to overwhelm hospitals in a matter of days.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
French officials said Tuesday that tougher restrictions are looming to counter an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases, with doctors warning that many hospitals are just days away from being overrun with patients.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Millions of Europeans faced tough new coronavirus restrictions on Saturday as governments stepped up efforts to slow the surge in infections, after the World Health Organization reported a "very concerning" 44-percent rise in European cases over one we...
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Millions of French people enjoyed a last night of freedom on Friday before a Covid-19 curfew in Paris and other large cities came into force at midnight, for a least a month, prompted by an alarming surge in new cases.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Millions of French people were looking forward to a last night of freedom on Friday before a Covid-19 curfew in Paris and other large cities comes into force for a least a month, prompted by an alarming surge in new cases.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
The Pentagon's top general, quarantined after being exposed to Covid-19, assured Thursday that the military remains at the ready to defend the United States and allies.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Paris was preparing on Sunday to be placed under maximum coronavirus alert as alarming Covid-19 infection numbers appeared to leave the French government little choice but to tighten restrictions in and around the capital.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
The announcement that President Donald Trump has coronavirus has shaken the run up to US elections on November 3.
|
|
By AFP
Apo -
The humanitarian world has pledged to combat the scourge of sexual abuse within its ranks following shock revelations of alleged exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
|
|
By AFP
New York -
The secretary-general of the UN, Antonio Guterres, called Tuesday for "responsible leadership" in a message released to mark the stunning one million deaths globally from Covid-19.
|
|
By AFP
New York -
The United Nations will mark its 75th anniversary Monday, celebrating the mantra that "multilateralism is not an option but a necessity," even as the coronavirus underscores the fragility of international cooperation.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
US Attorney General Bill Barr faced criticism Thursday after saying coronavirus lockdown measures were the "greatest intrusion" on American civil liberties "other than slavery.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
A French association of Covid-19 victims will on Thursday file a legal complaint against Prime Minister Jean Castex for alleged mishandling of the pandemic, its lawyer said.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
A species of mosquito originally from Asia threatens to put tens of millions of city-dwellers in Africa at higher risk of catching malaria as the invading insect spreads throughout the continent, a study said Monday.
|
|
By AFP
Santo Domingo -
Since the novel coronavirus first hit the shores of the Dominican Republic in March, Luna Veras, a transgender sex worker, has struggled to put bread on the table. Between fear of Covid-19 and a nightly curfew, her business has dropped by 80 percent.
|
|
By AFP
Dijon -
Facebook said Saturday it would block the livestream of a Frenchman suffering from an incurable condition who wanted to broadcast his death on the social media platform.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
Richard Hatchett, the head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), is worried.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
Richard Hatchett, the head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), is worried.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
Richard Hatchett, the head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), is worried.
|
|
By AFP
Havana -
Tropical Storm Laura brushed Cuba's southern coast Monday on its way to the United States, where officials predicted it would worsen to a hurricane ahead of its landfall after leaving 13 people dead as it ripped through the Caribbean.
|
|
By AFP
Washington -
American authorities announced on Sunday an emergency authorization for doctors to use blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a treatment against the disease that has killed over 176,000 in the US.
|
|
By AFP
Vatican City -
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating inequalities between rich and poor, Pope Francis said on Wednesday, calling for universal vaccines not reserved just for the wealthiest.
|
apis-429633 apis-429558 apis-429553 apis-429481 apis-429445 apis-429136 apis-428820 apis-428458 apis-428109 apis-428005 apis-427421 apis-427396 apis-427361 apis-426976 apis-426697 apis-426656 apis-426642 apis-426410 apis-425818 apis-425703 apis-425683 apis-425497 apis-424966 apis-424922 apis-424674 apis-424674 apis-424674 apis-424184 apis-424123 apis-423890
sant Image
|
|
