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Syrian medics say were coerced into false chemical attack testimony
AFP, Published on 24/12/2024
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Two Syrian doctors and a nurse told AFP in a series of interviews over the weekend that Bashar al-Assad's government coerced them into providing false testimony to international investigators after a deadly 2018 chlorine attack.
Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: study
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS: Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth's atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.
Syria blamed for 2018 chlorine attack
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» THE HAGUE: The global chemical weapons watchdog blamed Syria on Friday for a 2018 chlorine attack that killed 43 people, in a long-awaited report on a case that sparked tensions between Damascus and the West.
Mould and red tape: Ukrainians hosted in UK struggle to find own housing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» LONDON - Viktoriya arrived in the UK in March after fleeing war-torn east Ukraine with her two sons and their cat and dog.
Jordan toxic gas blast kills 10, injures over 200
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» AMMAN: A toxic gas explosion killed 10 people and injured more than 250 on Monday, authorities said, when a cloud of yellow gas suddenly enveloped Jordan's Aqaba port.
Syria used chemical weapons in 2018 attack: OPCW probe
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» THE HAGUE: The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
Argentine judge ordered unproven treatment for Covid fatality
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» BUENOS AIRES: An Argentinian judge compelled a private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide, used as a powerful disinfectant, to a coronavirus patient who died Monday in a case medical doctors have labelled "a scandal."
Thousands in Bolivia anti-government protest
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» LA PAZ - Thousands of demonstrators defied quarantine restrictions and marched on the Bolivian capital La Paz on Tuesday to protest against the government of interim President Jeanine Anez.
Spraying disinfectants can be 'harmful', says WHO
AFP, Published on 17/05/2020
» GENEVA: Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practised in some countries, does not eliminate the new coronavirus and even poses a health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday.
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» THE HAGUE - The global chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday for the first time explicitly blamed Syria for toxic attacks, saying President Bashar al-Assad's air force used the nerve gas sarin and chlorine three times in 2017.