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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

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COVID-19 vaccine scheme for world’s poorest pushes for delivery slowdown

By Jennifer Rigby and Francesco Guarascio LONDON (Reuters) – Leaders of the global scheme aiming to...

22nd June, 2022

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Britain backs offering monkeypox vaccine to at-risk men

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities are recommending gay and bisexual men at hig...

21st June, 2022

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Bordeaux region bans outdoor events as heat wave hits France

PARIS (Reuters) – The Gironde department around Bordeaux banned outdoor public events and those at i...

17th June, 2022

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WHO looks into reports of monkeypox virus in semen

By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation is looking into...

15th June, 2022

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EU signs deal with Bavarian Nordic for supply of 110,000 monkeypox vaccines

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union signed on Tuesday an agreement with Bavarian Nordic for the s...

14th June, 2022