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What is happening in Ecuador?
11.01.2024
What is happening in Ecuador?
2/2 People stand outside the Plaza Garibaldi metro station closed following a violence outbreak a day after Ecuador’s President Daniel…
Ukraine’s frontline children yearn for return to classroom
29.12.2023
Ukraine’s frontline children yearn for return to classroom
6/6 Ukrainian third-grader Arina Herasymova attends an online reading class in her bedroom in Sloviansk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine,…
US extends tariff exclusions on some Chinese categories till May 31
26.12.2023
US extends tariff exclusions on some Chinese categories till May 31
FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are set up before a meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese…
WHO says JN.1 COVID strain a ‘variant of interest’, poses low risk
20.12.2023
WHO says JN.1 COVID strain a ‘variant of interest’, poses low risk
FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis…
US sets policy to seize government-funded drug patents if price deemed too high
07.12.2023
US sets policy to seize government-funded drug patents if price deemed too high
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) — The Biden Administration on Thursday announced it is setting new policy that will allow it…
Up to 600 North Korean defectors deported by China ‘vanish’ — rights group
07.12.2023
Up to 600 North Korean defectors deported by China ‘vanish’ — rights group
FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken…
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases
01.12.2023
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado,…
Explainer-What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?
01.12.2023
Explainer-What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?
FILE PHOTO: People wait for their rides outside a children’s hospital in Beijing, China November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo /File…
Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa’s disease boss
30.11.2023
Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa’s disease boss
A view shows a part of Sidi El Barrak dam at low water levels, in Nafza, west of the capital…
US life expectancy climbs in 2022 after COVID retreat
29.11.2023
US life expectancy climbs in 2022 after COVID retreat
2/2 FILE PHOTO: Seniors, who are 65 and over, wait in line at the Department of Health Sarasota COVID-19 Vaccination…