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France culls over 600,000 poultry in new bird flu outbreak In this file photo taken on December 29, 2020 ducks roam in an outdoor enclosure at a farm in Mugron, southwestern France. (By AFP)
France has culled 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks and other poultry over the past month, officials said Friday, in a race to contain a bird flu virus threatening to... |
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Thousands of US flights canceled or delayed on the last day of the year Travelers are seen under a PSA advising mask wearing in a concourse during the holiday season as the coronavirus Omicron variant threatens to increase case numbers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US December 22, 2021. (Reuters photo)
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UK COVID-19 cases hit record high, health staff absence double before Christmas Nurses treat COVID-19 patients in the ICU at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Milton Keynes, Britain, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
COVID-19 infections across the UK hit record high levels in all parts of the country just before Christmas, with... |
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Wind-driven Colorado grass fire destroys hundreds of homes, displaces thousands Structures burn, including an Element Hotel, as a wind-driven wildfire forced evacuation of the Superior suburb of Boulder, Colorado, US December 30, 2021. (Reuters photo)
A fierce, wind-driven wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes, injured at least a half dozen people and prompted the evacuation of... |
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Experts warn of Omicron blizzard in US in weeks ahead Healthcare workers conduct tests at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Dan Paul Plaza on December 29, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (AFP photo)
US health experts on Thursday urged Americans to prepare for severe disruptions in coming weeks as the country has reached a record high in COVID-19 cases.
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Omicron soars in Western Europe but serious cases low France has broken the European record for corona infections, and nations across Western Europe are also reaching new daily highs, as the pandemic has entered a new but seemingly less-deadly phase. The apparent dual nature of the Omicron variant is inspiring fear in some and optimism in others.
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Italys national broadcaster journalists stage strike over budget cuts Journalists from the Italian state broadcaster RAI held a day of strike, ten years after their last collective industrial action. The strike had been called by the RAI journalists union USIGRAI in protest at the boards plan to adopt linear cuts to budget spending without any consultation with its employees.
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US NIH research hospital delays elective surgeries as Omicron hits People queue for a COVID-19 test in Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 26, 2021.
A new wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant is forcing the US National Institutes of Health to postpone elective surgeries... |
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Epsteins sidekick convicted on five of the six charges in sex trafficking case Eva Policastro protests outside the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse as the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell begins in New York on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking in a court in the United States and convicted... |
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COVID variant tsunami threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems as world cases hit record A nurse tends to a COVID-19 patient at the intensive care unit of the Antoine Beclere hospital in Clamart, outside Paris, on December 23, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A COVID variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as AFP data showed cases have surged across... |
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Rare superbug that poses global threat found © REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
More cases of a drug resistant fungal superbug have been discovered, this time in a new US state
Oregon health officials have announced three cases of Candida auris, a rare fungal infection that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have described... |
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Indonesia to allow stranded Rohingya boat to seek refuge The photo, taken on December 27, 2021, shows a wooden boat transporting Rohingya refugees after it was intercepted in the waters off Bireuen, Aceh province, and denied refuge in Indonesia. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia says it will allow a boat packed with persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar... |
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Italy finally lets 500+ refugees disembark from rescue ship after two weeks Children wearing Christmas hats look on as they arrive aboard the rescue vessel Sea-Eye 4 in the port of Pozzallo, southern Sicily, December 24, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Italy has eventually allowed more than 500 refugees to disembark from a rescue ship after almost two weeks at sea, while a German rescue... |
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Greek divers discover Italian World War Two submarine wreck Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of an Italian submarine 80 years after it was sunk by the Allied Forces in the Aegean Sea during World War Two.
The Jantina, which had sailed from the Greek island of Leros with 48 sailors on board, sank on July 5, 1941, after being hit by torpedoes fired... |
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UKs daily COVID infections hit record high of 129,471 Shoppers cross Oxford Street, London, Britain, December 28, 2021. (Reuters photo)
Britain reported a record 129,471 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not bring in new restrictions this year to limit the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron... |
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US news networks see major viewership drop in 2021 New data show a 38 percent drop in weekday prime-time viewership for CNN, 34 percent drop for Fox News Channel and 25 percent drop for MSNBC in 2021.
US news networks saw a dramatic drop in viewership in 2021, despite being the main form of evening programming for Americans in 2020, according to Nielsen... |
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US sets new daily record for COVID-19 cases People line up for a free COVID-19 rapid test at a gas station in the Reseda section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, as California braces for a post-holiday virus surge. (AP photo)
The United States recorded a new record high Tuesday, with over 500,000 new COVID-19 cases reported, according... |
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WHO warns Omicron risk remains very high A sign advises people to wear a mask and stand 6 ft apart as travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on December 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by AFP)
The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high," the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19... |
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YouTuber with 1mn+ followers quits social media, canceled over perceived racism © Lindsay Ellis (YouTube)
An author and content creator is dumping her massive social media following amid a ‘woke mob controversy
The latest raging debate on cancel culture is centered around Lindsay Ellis, who sports over one million YouTube followers but is deleting social media,... |
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Greta Thunberg blasts portrayal of Joe Biden as climate leader Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). © Reuters / Dylan Martinez
The teen activist has criticized the ‘strange portrayal of the US administration as leading on climate change
Speaking to the Washington Post, Greta Thunberg has condemned... |
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South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta A flight information display system shows departure times at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. According to media reports, at least 2,600 more flights were canceled Monday amid the surge in coronavirus cases, which have affected the staff within... |
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Warren urges crackdown on Wall Street over global warming US Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the IRS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington US, June 8, 2021. (Reuters photo)
US Senator Elizabeth Warren has blamed Wall Street for contributing to global warming, calling for action against major emitters.
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Stay away from large gatherings: US medical adviser This picture taken on December 01, 2021 shows Chief Medical Advisor to the president Dr. Anthony Fauci speaking at the daily briefing in the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
The White Houses chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci has advised people in the United States to refrain from large... |
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China tightens COVID-19 restrictions in Xian as record high daily cases reported in 2 years Workers in protective suits stand at an entrance to a universitys residential area under lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, on December 20, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
China has intensified COVID-19 restrictions in Xian and rolled out a fifth round of mass testing,... |
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Islamophobia in France: Another mosque ordered closed in Paris The minaret and facade of the Great Mosque of Paris, as seen on May 24, 2020 (file photo by AFP)
France has ordered the suspension of a mosque for six months over what the government has called inciting "violence" and "hatred."
The prefecture of the Oise region announced on Tuesday that the large... |
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Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20 with streets turned to rivers The death toll from flash floods hammering northeast Brazil rose to 20 on Monday, as the governor of Bahia state declared it the worst disaster in the states history and rescuers braced for more rain in the coming days.
Much of Bahia, home to about 15 million people, has suffered from intermittent... |
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France says rescued 40 migrants from distressed ship in English Channel A refugee child is helped by a border officer at the English Channel. (File photo)
France says its coastal guards rescued forty people from a distressed vessel at sea in the Channel near the northern town of Calais after they had set off on a boat to cross into Britain.
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MoPH confirms four new cases of polio The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said Tuesday that four positive cases of wild Poliovirus have been reported since the beginning of this year in Afghanistan.
According to the Ministry, three cases were recorded in Kunduz province and one in Ghazni.
Jawid Hazhir, a spokesman for the MoPH, stated:... |
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Cleaning rules force US airline to turn back flight midair © Reuters / Jeenah Moon
Major US carrier Delta blames new Covid-19 cleaning rules for turning around plane that was halfway to Shanghai
Delta Air Lines halted service to Shanghai so suddenly that it turned back a flight from Seattle that was already halfway to China, reportedly leaving some... |
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US monitoring Covid-hit holiday cruise ships, as liners denied port in Caribbean In this file photo taken on June 10, 2021 the Royal Caribbeans Odyssey of The Seas arrives at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AFP photo)
US authorities on Sunday were monitoring dozens of cruise ships hit by Covid-19 cases while sailing in the countrys waters, with several of them... |
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