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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — A tremor hit western Cuba on Tuesday morning, prompting the evacuation of several buildings but with no damage or injuries reported, authorities said. The quake, which was felt in Havana, saw several high-rises evacuated as a precaution, the emergency service said on Twitter, urging people to “remain calm.” The US Geological Survey reported that a 4.7-magnitude tremor was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) near Candelaria in the […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s embattled Catholic Church on Monday revealed that since 2018 it has received several hundred new claims of sexual abuse of minors committed by clergy. The report comes as the politically influential church has been hit by a series of high profile cases of abuse and cover-ups — until recently a taboo subject in the devout country. “What’s striking… is the fact that since the last survey we’ve had a […]
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Tristan Lavalette in Perth Agence France Presse More than 10 million Australians have been ordered into lockdown as coronavirus cases spread across the country, and Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major city to issue stay-at-home orders. The three-day snap lockdown for Brisbane, starting on Tuesday evening, comes on top of similar measures imposed in Sydney, Perth and Darwin in recent days. “These are tough decisions,” Queensland state Premier […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — After declining fast for two months, the rate of Covid infections in the United States has leveled off since mid-June thanks to localized spikes in under-vaccinated regions of the country, data showed Monday. It comes as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to gain traction, now accounting for 35.6 percent of sequenced cases in the past two weeks, according to the covSpectrum tracker. Authorities have said it is poised to […]
by Holly ROBERTSON BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as officials told residents to stay at home for three days over concerns about the rapid spread of Covid-19. About 10 million Australians will be in lockdown once the latest order comes into force from Tuesday evening. “These are tough decisions,” Queensland state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. “We are having lockdowns in major cities because the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden on Monday reassured Israel’s president, ahead of a visit by new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, that the United States will not permit Iran to develop nuclear weapons. “Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch,” Biden told President Reuven Rivlin in the White House. After the talks, Rivlin told reporters that he was “very much satisfied” by Biden’s comments on Iran and said Israel and […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Six people were treated by medics Monday and one hospitalized after a blaze at industrial units in south London sent thick smoke billowing across the British capital and disrupted transport. At its height, some 100 firefighters were sent to tackle the fire in three commercial units under railway arches at Elephant and Castle, near the River Thames. Six cars and a telephone box also caught fire, London Fire Brigade (LFB) […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong is to ban all incoming flights from the United Kingdom from July 1 to curb the more infectious Delta strain of the coronavirus, the financial hub’s government said in a statement Monday. “All passenger flights from the UK will be prohibited from landing in Hong Kong,” the statement said. The UK would now be designated in the “extremely high-risk” category of countries, it added, the most severe rating […]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) — A volcano in northwest Costa Rica erupted on Monday, spewing an enormous column of smoke into the air in what could be its biggest outburst in years, authorities said. The Rincon de la Vieja volcano’s nearly three-minute eruption in the early hours of the day belched a column of smoke almost two kilometers (1.2 miles) high, depositing ash on surrounding areas but causing no damage or injuries. The volcano, […]
By Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada braced Monday for its highest ever temperature as the country’s west and swathes of the United States baked in an unprecedented heat wave, forcing schools and Covid-19 vaccination clinics to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event. The village of Lytton in British Columbia already broke the record for Canada’s all-time high, with a temperature of 116 Fahrenheit (46.6 degrees Celsius) on Sunday. Temperatures […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa, the worst virus-hit country in the continent, on Monday crossed the threshold of 60,000 coronavirus deaths, health officials announced, a day after a stricter lockdown was enforced. “A further 138 covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,038 to date,” the National Institute for Communicable Diseases tweeted on Monday. At least 512 new hospital admissions were reported on Monday, pushing the total number of hospitalized […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study by Oxford University, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish firm, said on Monday. An interval of up to 45 weeks between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine led to an enhanced immune response, rather than compromising immunity, the study said. Giving a third dose of the jab more than six months […]
