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King Charles Thanks Medics for His and Kate’s Cancer Care
Date: December 26, 2024
By Michael Holden and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas Day message that touched on global conflicts and the summer’s riots in Britain. In his third Christmas TV broadcast since...
Fog and Smog Push Sarajevo Towards Top of World Pollution Charts
Date: December 20, 2024
By Amel Emric and Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A blanket of fog and smog descended on the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo this week, reducing daytime visibility to a few dozen metres and forcing residents indoors as pollution levels surged to hazardous levels. Only India’s capital New Delhi, which has 100 times more people than...
France Says Bird Flu-Free After Month Without Outbreaks
Date: December 19, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – France has declared itself to be free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the absence of new outbreaks for more than a month, though the country remains on high alert for the virus that has been spreading rapidly in Europe, the agriculture ministry said. France had recorded 12 farm outbreaks of the...
New Hiv Prevention Drug Could Reach Poorest Countries by 2025, Says Health Official
Date: December 17, 2024
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start deliveries of Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir on that timeline, said Hui Yang, head of supply operations at...
Rescuers Seek Survivors, Count Dead in Cyclone-Hit Mayotte
Date: December 16, 2024
By Dominique Vidalon and Abdou Moustoifa PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Emergency workers sought survivors on Monday and struggled to restore services in Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century. Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the archipelago...
Storm Bora Floods Homes, Streets in Greek Island of Rhodes
Date: December 2, 2024
ATHENS (Reuters) – Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, forcing authorities to temporarily ban the use of vehicles as Storm Bora pounded the country for a second day. On Saturday, a man died in flash floods which hit another Greek island in the northern...