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Equatorial Guinea explosions kill at least 31, injure hundreds more

At least 31 people died in multiple explosions at a military base in the port city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, the Central African country's health ministry confirmed in a statement on social media Monday. [...]

US proposes Afghanistan enter interim power-sharing agreement with Taliban

The Biden administration has proposed to the Afghan government that they enter an interim power-sharing agreement with the Taliban in a letter from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to President Ashraf Ghani. [...]

Myanmar military occupies hospitals and universities ahead of mass strike

Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the military coup, according to local media reports. [...]

Abu Dhabi events: Guests must take Covid PCR tests to attend

Staff at event venues must undergo PCR tests every week. [...]

Video: Dubai rolls out Covid-19 vaccine clinics on wheels

Dubai aims to vaccinate 100% eligible adults against Covid by the end of the year. [...]

UAE Covid: Wedding ceremony busted for flouting safety rules

Multiple Covid safety rules were flouted, police say. [...]

1.4 million more Sinovac doses to arrive this month, says Galvez

(Eagle News) – Some 1.4 million additional doses of Sinovac vaccines are expected to arrive in the country this month, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. In an interview over government television PTV-4 on Sunday night, Galvez said that 317,359 doses or more than half of the initial 600,000 doses delivered on Feb. 28 of the Sinovac vaccines had already been deployed nationwide to health workers as their first dose. The second dose […] [...]

No holds barred: Meghan and Harry’s historic interview

by Thomas URBAIN, with Ben SHEPPARD in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Meghan Markle opened up about battling suicidal thoughts, Prince Harry disclosed a painful rift with his father — and both settled a fair few scores in their history-making interview with Oprah Winfrey. The gloves came off as the pair lifted the veil on their dramatic exit from royal life, holding little back as they alleged racism in […] [...]

PHL reports 3,356 additional COVID-19 cases; total at 597,763

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 597,763 after the Department of Health reported 3356 additional cases. This is the fourth consecutive day the Philippines recorded over 3,000 additional cases in a day in 2021. Of these, 39330 were active. Of the active cases, 91.2 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 2 percent critical, 2 percent severe, and 0.83 percent were moderate. Sixty-one additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 545912. Five […] [...]