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Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued
By Catarina Demony and Kylie MacLellan LEIRIA, Portugal/LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds more people were...
15th July, 2022
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UK issues first extreme heat warning as record temperatures loom
By William James and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s weather forecaster issued its first...
15th July, 2022
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Hundreds more evacuated from homes as wildfires spread in France
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires continued to rag...
15th July, 2022
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Fresh COVID wave sweeps Asia, New Zealand warns of pressure on hospitals
By Lucy Craymer and Elaine Lies WELLINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – A new wave of coronavirus infections is...
14th July, 2022
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Firefighters scramble to put out flames in heatwave-hit Portugal, Spain
By Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Rodrigo Antunes OURÉM, Portugal (Reuters) -Several wildfires...
13th July, 2022
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Portugal and Spain swelter in heatwave, wildfire risk grows
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) -Soaring temperatures in Portugal forced auth...
12th July, 2022
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Spain swelters as temperatures reach 43C in second heatwave
By Michael Francis Gore and Catherine MacDonald MADRID (Reuters) -Spaniards kept to the shade in par...
11th July, 2022
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EU backs second COVID booster for over-60s, before variant-adapted vaccines are ready
By Natalie Grover and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) -European Union health agencies...
11th July, 2022
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Shanghai plans more COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China
By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 c...
11th July, 2022
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“Impossible situation” for Sri Lankans struggling for petrol
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan doctors and other medical staff as well as teach...
29th June, 2022
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WHO eyes decision on monkeypox ’emergency’, Africa says it’s long overdue
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organization will decide on Thursday whether to...
23rd June, 2022
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Factbox-Health emergencies: WHO’s highest form of alert
LONDON (Reuters) – World Health Organization (WHO) experts meet on Thursday to evaluate whether monk...
23rd June, 2022