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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed Tuesday.
Polluted air cuts global life expectancy by two years
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
Covid curbs ease but wariness remains
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2022
» The era of coronavirus restrictions is fading away, but that doesn’t mean Covid-19 is gone.
Adieu Prince Philip and Desmond Tutu: 2021's notable deaths
AFP, Published on 28/12/2021
» PARIS: From Britain's Prince Philip to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, here are some of the most notable deaths of 2021.
Omicron spreads; threat of new variant questioned: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/12/2021
» The Omicron variant of Covid-19 continued to spread globally, with new infections discovered in countries including the US, Norway, Ireland and South Korea.
WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching Covid vaccines
Reuters, Published on 13/07/2021
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised individuals against mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, saying such decisions should be left to public health authorities.
Pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, WHO warns
AFP, Published on 15/05/2021
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be "far more deadly", as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped.
Britain set to ease Covid-19 lockdown
AFP, Published on 10/05/2021
» LONDON: Britain on Monday was set to announce a further easing of its coronavirus lockdown, joining several European nations in gradually reopening their economies, but India remained in the grip of a devastating outbreak.
BBC journalist freed in Myanmar as anti-coup protests roll on
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» YANGON: A BBC journalist held in Myanmar has been freed, the broadcaster said on Monday, as demonstrators took to the streets for fresh anti-coup protests against the military.
Myanmar protesters hit streets at dawn as Mandalay reels from 8 deaths
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» YANGON: Anti-coup protesters marched against the military junta at a pre-dawn rally in Myanmar's second largest city on Monday, a day after eight demonstrators were killed.