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Bavarian Nordic Monkeypox Vaccine Wins EU Approval
Date: July 25, 2022
OSLO (Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The approval comes just one day after the World Health Organization issued a high-level alert declaring the...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Not Due to Attend Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Date: July 22, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is not scheduled to attend the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer, with her son and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles set to deliver a speech on her behalf, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Charles will be accompanied by his wife, Camilla, to represent the queen at the July 28 opening...
Factbox-World Leaders Who Contracted COVID-19
Date: July 21, 2022
(Reuters) – Many world leaders and senior officials have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago. Some, such as Canada’s Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado, have caught the virus twice. On Thursday, Joe Biden, 79, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United...
Air Pollution Surges as Heatwave Sweeps Across Europe
Date: July 19, 2022
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires. Scientists with the EU Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) warned https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/copernicus-scientists-warn-very-high-ozone-pollution-heatwave-continues-across-europe on Tuesday of unhealthy levels of ozone pollution across southern and western Europe which could soon affect northwestern regions. The World Health...
Southern Europe Battles Wildfires as Heatwave Spreads North
Date: July 18, 2022
MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) – A heatwave sweeping southern Europe that has caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires in past weeks showed some signs of abating on Monday but continued to move north, including towards Britain where authorities issued an extreme weather warning. Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave that scientists say is consistent...
Britain on Course for Hottest Day on Record
Date: July 18, 2022
By Kate Holton and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services and some schools to close while ministers urged the public to stay at home. Much of Europe is baking...