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Hundreds More Evacuated From Homes as Wildfires Spread in France
Date: July 15, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires continued to rage out of control in southwestern France, authorities said on Friday. More than 1,000 firefighters, supported by nine water-bomber aircraft, have been battling since Tuesday to master two blazes fanned by scorching heat, tinder-box conditions and strong winds. “The situation...
Fresh Covid Wave Sweeps Asia, New Zealand Warns of Pressure on Hospitals
Date: July 14, 2022
By Lucy Craymer and Elaine Lies WELLINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New Zealand to Japan to take precautions to slow the outbreak and help prevent healthcare systems from being overwhelmed. The renewed surge in cases, mostly of the BA.4/5 Omicron variants,...
Firefighters Scramble to Put Out Flames in Heatwave-Hit Portugal, Spain
Date: July 13, 2022
By Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Rodrigo Antunes OURÉM, Portugal (Reuters) -Several wildfires swept across Portugal’s central region on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of locals as firefighters struggled to put out flames at a time the country is battling a sweltering heatwave. With temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in many parts,...
Portugal and Spain Swelter in Heatwave, Wildfire Risk Grows
Date: July 12, 2022
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) -Soaring temperatures in Portugal forced authorities to place more than half the country on red alert on Tuesday and deploy hundreds of firefighters to combat blazes erupting in the central region in a heatwave that also swept across Spain. With temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit)...
Spain Swelters as Temperatures Reach 43C in Second Heatwave
Date: July 11, 2022
By Michael Francis Gore and Catherine MacDonald MADRID (Reuters) -Spaniards kept to the shade in parks, headed for the beach or sipped iced drinks to tackle stifling temperatures as high as 43C (110F), as the country experiences its second heatwave this year. Warm summer sunshine combined with a hot air front from North Africa have...
EU Backs Second Covid Booster for over-60s, Before Variant-Adapted Vaccines Are Ready
Date: July 11, 2022
By Natalie Grover and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) -European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone over 60, as well as medically vulnerable people, amid a new rise in infections and hospitalisations across Europe. While existing coronavirus vaccines continue to provide good protection against hospitalisation and death, vaccine effectiveness has...