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WHO warns ‘premature’ to declare victory over Covid

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for…

WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat

by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of…

Japan proposes controversial mine in World Heritage bid

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan will seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a centuries-old network of mines on Tuesday, the…

US to reimpose limits on power plants’ mercury emissions

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The US government announced Monday it wants to revive a regulation limiting air emissions…

Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that…

France limits visitors to save beloved Marseille beach

MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - French authorities said Monday they would begin testing limited daily permits to visit one of the…

‘Stealth Omicron’ spreads more than original strain: study

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original…

Climate change, population threaten ‘staggering’ US flood losses by 2050

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of…

Moderna Covid vaccine gets full US approval

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted full approval…

More than 9,000 tree species still undiscovered: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Researchers estimate there are significantly more species of trees on Earth than currently known, with…

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