Europe

Ukraine: Forest fires under control

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian firefighters have brought under control forest fires that have killed five people and left dozens…

Ukraine pins hopes on weather to beat deadly forest fires

by Yuliya Silina SMOLYANYNOVE, Ukraine (AFP) -- Forest fires in eastern Ukraine that have killed five people and left dozens…

Britain to reveal post-coronavirus recovery plan

by Roland JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government will on Wednesday unveil a mini-budget to kickstart economic…

France rules out ‘total lockdown’ in case of new COVID-19 spike

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government said Wednesdeay it is preparing for a second wave of COVID-19 cases that…

Hundreds battle deadly Ukraine forest fire

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers rushed to deal with a forest fire that has killed…

WHO studying evidence on airborne virus transmission

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO said Tuesday it would study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of…

WHO monitoring China bubonic plague situation

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it was monitoring a case of bubonic plague in…

Eight hurt in Athens train derailment

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Eight passengers were injured in a train derailment outside of the Greek capital Athens Tuesday, emergency…

US killing of Iran’s top general ‘unlawful’: UN expert

GENEVA,  Switzerland (AFP) -- The US drone strike that killed Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani was "unlawful", the United Nations…

Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, died in Rome on…

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