Tag: World news
Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency
GENEVA -- A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None…
A British neonatal nurse convicted of killing 7 babies loses her bid to appeal
This undated handout issued by Cheshire Constabulary shows of nurse Lucy Letby. A British neonatal nurse who was…
Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever
LILANDA, Zambia -- Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with…
Danish court throws out claim that a patient's rights were violated when she wasn't given vegan food
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Danish court on Thursday ruled against a claim that a patient's rights were violated…
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
BENGALURU, India -- Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year's…
Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a…
Greece the latest country to be hit by anti-tourism activists: 'No tourists, no hipsters!'
Anti-tourist sentiment has reached Greece as graffiti in Athens calls for an end to “over-tourism”.A message left on…
Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
BANGKOK -- The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on…
Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
ISLAMABAD -- When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul…
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. -- Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for…
Turkish Airlines plane makes dramatic emergency landing at Manchester Airport after 'puff of smoke and burning smell'
A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a hydraulic fault was found. Plane-spotters…