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As the WHO prepares to mark 100 days since it was first notified of the outbreak in China, director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (pictured April 6, 2020) hit back at accusations that it had been too close to Beijing
World
20.08.2024
WHO urges virus unity after Trump attack
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C), Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, makes his way through a largely empty Holy City to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the Easter Sunday service
World
20.08.2024
Muted Easter Sunday at Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre
Mayotte is administratively part of France, even though it is more than 8,000 kilometres from Paris
World
20.08.2024
Heat and confinement: Daily life in France's Indian Ocean territory
US President Donald Trump said the OPEC+ agreement to cut production was bigger than expected
World
20.08.2024
Trump says OPEC+ planning to cut production 20 mn bpd
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US President Donald Trump's coronavirus briefings are his show
World 20.08.2024
Trump's coronavirus briefing room antics entertain -- and appall
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has spoken of the abuse -- including racial slurs -- he has been subjected to since the coronavirus pandemic began
World 20.08.2024
Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over virus 'slander'
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned about an 'epidemic of misinformation' surrounding the coronavirus outbreak
World 20.08.2024
UN chief warns of 'epidemic of misinformation' about coronavirus
Will EU finance ministers find an enlightened resolution of their differences on a coronavirus rescue plan for the hardest-hit nations in the bloc?
World 20.08.2024
EU nations seek breakthrough to clinch virus rescue
Kabul is one of many capital cities to impose a lockdown to try and stop the spread of coronavirus
World 20.08.2024
ADB announces $20 bln virus rescue package
Recent phenomena such as the mass bleaching of the Great Barrier reef suggest heat-related die-off is already occuring in places
World 20.08.2024
Global warming to cause 'catastrophic' species loss: study
Cruise liner Ruby Princess sits in the harbour in Port Kembla, south of Sydney, on April 6, 2020
World 20.08.2024
Australian police seize black box in raid on virus-hit cruise ship
File photo of former chief Rabbi of Israel, Eliahou Bakshi Doron (R) who has died of COVID-19
World 20.08.2024
Israel's former chief rabbi dies of coronavirus
Fighters loyal to Libyan's UN-recognised Government of National Accord celebrate after the capture of the coastal city of Sabratha from forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar
World 20.08.2024
Rockets rain on Libyan capital after Haftar loses key towns
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