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US reports first Omicron case in California A sign promotes a COVID-19 testing location located inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 01, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The United States says it has detected the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in California, as fear and... |
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Haitian migrants stuck in southern Mexican city ask for asylum Migrants wait as they hope to receive help from the Mexican government to obtain humanitarian visas to transit Mexican territory, in Tapachula, Mexico, on December 1, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Several thousand Haitian migrants have camped outside a stadium in Tapachula, a southern Mexican city, urging... |
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EU chief mulls mandatory Covid jabs as Omicron fears deepen European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference in Brussels, on December 1, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Europes top official said Wednesday it was time to "think about mandatory vaccination" as the fast-spreading Omicron variant darkened forecasts and deepened fears of... |
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Air travelers to US set to face tougher COVID-19 testing Passengers wait in line inside the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, US, November 24, 2021. (Reuters photo)
The US is moving to require that all air travelers entering the country show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure in response... |
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Afghan babies succumb to hunger as winter descends The facility run by Doctors Without Borders in Herat receives around 60 new patients each week Hector RETAMAL AFP
When six-week-old Zubair arrives at a clinic for malnourished children in Afghanistan, doctors initially give him only a few hours to live.
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French police tear down refugee camp near port of Dunkirk Refugees gather as French police officers dismantle their makeshift camp at Loon Beach near Dunkirk, France, on November 31, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Armed police have smashed up a refugee camp near the northern French port of Dunkirk.
Media reports said the camp, which was destroyed on Tuesday morning,... |
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WHO says rational, risk-reduction measures key to face Omicron COVID variant A staff member (R) wearing protective equipment guides a traveler at the arrival hall of Incheon International Airport in South Korea on November 30, 2021, amid growing concerns about the Omicron COVID-19 variant. (Photo by AFP)
The World Health Organization called Tuesday for countries to keep calm... |
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World unprepared for future pandemics if inequalities not tackled: UNAIDS A health worker prepares a syringe with a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Africa on November 15, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A joint United Nations program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years if stark inequalities are not addressed.
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At least 4 dead, several injured as storm with high winds pounds Istanbul (Video) At least four people have been killed and 19 injured after a powerful storm pounded Istanbul and other parts of Turkey on Monday.
The storm destroyed houses and uprooted trees, television images showed. Istanbul municipality reported that the winds blew away 33 roofs, uprooted 192 trees, knocked down... |
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China pledges another 1bn COVID-19 vaccines for Africa amid Omicron scare Chinese President Xi Jinping (on the screen) delivers his speech during the China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting in Dakar, Senegal, on November 29, 2021.(Photo by AFP)
China has pledged to deliver another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and encourage Chinese companies to invest... |
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Lava bursts through a new opening in La Palma volcano Streams of lava flowed from a new opening on the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Monday, threatening more homes in the north-eastern part of La Palma island as the eruption entered its 10th week.
La Palma is one of Spains Canary Islands, off northwestern Africa, dotted with volcanoes like Teneguía... |
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Look at Buddha holes for $5, Taliban offers Afghan boys play soccer in front of the remains of a 1,500-year-old Buddha statue which was destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001, in the central province of Bamiyan, August 22, 2011 © Reuters / Ahmad Masood
Fresh from their conquest of Afghanistan, the Taliban are welcoming intrepid tourists... |
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Omicron Covid-19 variant may already be in US: Fauci Dr. Anthony Fauci (File photo)
The new Omicron variant of coronavirus may already be in the United States, says Dr. Anthony Fauci as the White House announced restrictions for travelers from eight African countries.
Speaking in an interview on Weekend TODAY Saturday, Fauci said he "would not be surprised"... |
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Two dead as powerful storm batters UK A car, crushed by a fallen tree and lamppost, is pictured in Birkenhead, north west England on November 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Two people were killed, thousands of homes cut off from power and drivers stuck on freezing roads overnight as a powerful storm hit the northern UK, authorities said Saturday.
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UK worried over new Covid variant, adds 6 African countries to red list Scientists at work at a lab in South Africa, where a worrying new Covid variant has emerged. (AP Photo)
British health officials are saying that a newly identified coronavirus variant which has spread in South Africa has double the number of mutations of the Delta variant.
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Italy takes in National Geographics green-eyed Afghan Girl Italy has given safe haven to Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed "Afghan Girl" whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her countrys wars, Prime Minister Mario Draghis office said on Thursday.
The government intervened after Gula asked for help to leave Afghanistan following the Islamic... |
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Climate change promises unfulfilled, pledges forgotten Climate change activists hold placards as they prepare to march from the Royal Courts of Justice in London on November 20, 2021, after eight activists from the Insulate Britain group received prison terms after a hearing at the High Court in London. A British court on November 17, 2021, jailed nine... |
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Scientists in South Africa detect new Covid-19 variant with many mutations A health worker checks the temperature of an elderly patient at the emergency entrance of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, on January 11, 2021. (Photo by AP)
Scientists in South Africa said Thursday they had detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations,... |
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UK hits grim milestone with 10M COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic The photo shows a drive-through COVID-19 testing center in Bolton, Britain, on September 22, 2020.
The number of COVID cases in the UK has passed 10 million, marking a grim milestone since the start of the pandemic.
According to official data released on Thursday, the number of people who tested... |
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Britains Channel graveyard will swallow more migrants, charities say Unless Britain acts, the English Channel will become a graveyard for more migrants including young children who embark on the perilous journey for a better life after fleeing wars and poverty across the Middle East and Africa, charities said.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled conflict, persecution... |
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The Channels worst disaster : at least 31 migrants dead after boat sinks near Calais French police officers patrol on the beach in the searcher migrants in Wimereux, northern France, Wednesday, Nov.17, 2021 - Copyright Credit: AP
At least 31 migrants died after a boat sank off the coast of Calais on Wednesday.
The number of casualties was confirmed by French interior minister... |
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What the f*ck are you doing? Russian swimming champ furious as coach detained in airport mask row (VIDEO) Swimmer Vitalina Simonova was angry at the treatment of her coach. © Instagram @vita_simonova
Russian world swimming champion Vitalina Simonova and her coach Alexander Ilyin were involved in an ugly airport row which led to Ilyin being detained for an apparent refusal to wear a face mask.
Simonova,... |
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Bangladesh sending more Rohingya Muslims to remote island A Red Cross expert speaks to members of the Rohingya community at Bhahsan Char Island, in Bangladesh, on November 23, 2021. (Photo via AFP)
Bangladesh has started to send more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a controversial facility on a remote island.
The countrys deputy refugee commissioner, Moozzem... |
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European Commission unveils new plans to repel migrants Its envisaged EU leaders and the European Parliament will almost certainly rubber-stamp new anti-immigrant proposals put forward by the European Commission on Tuesday.
Any airline or ferry company deemed by the EU to be carrying illegal immigrants destined for the bloc will be placed on a blacklist.... |
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ICRC to strengthen ties with China in aiding Afghanistan The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will strengthen cooperation with China to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, especially in the health sector, said Pierre Kraehenbuehl, head of the ICRCs Regional Delegation for East Asia, Reuters reported.
This comes amid a growing humanitarian... |
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WHO fears 700,000 more COVID-19 deaths in Europe A medical staff member pushes a trolley bed carrying the body of a deceased COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit of Lozenets Hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 09, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Europe remains "in the firm grip" of COVID and the death toll on the continent could top 2.2 million this... |
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EU asks Afghanistans neighbours to prevent exploitation of migrants The European Unions top diplomat on Monday urged Afghanistans northern neighbours to help prevent what he described as the abuse of migrants for political goals by the Belarusian authorities, Reuters reported.
The EU also presented to the former Soviet republics its 1 billion euro plan to support... |
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Afghanistan is the saddest country in the world According to the latest report from the World Population Survey on the happiest countries in the world, Afghanistan was ranked the saddest country in the world for the second year in a row.
The report, published on the World Population Survey website, shows the happiest and saddest countries in 2021.
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War-weary Afghan refugees no more welcome in Pakistan, says report Men walk near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Pakistan, on September 28, 2021. (Via Foreign Policy)
Pakistan has refused to accept new batches of Afghan refugees since the Talibans takeover of the war-ravaged South Asian country in August, a report in an American news... |
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French PM Jean Castex tests positive for COVID-19 French Prime Minister Jean Castex gives a statement after a Belgian-French security consultation meeting at Egmont Palace in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. - Copyright AP Photo/Olivier Matthys
French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night, his office confirmed... |
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