Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital
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EU ministers make breakthrough on coronavirus economic response
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Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an “excellent accord” on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession. Europe has proven itself to be “a match” for the crisis, said French representative Bruno La Maire. After hours of talks on Thursday, representatives of 19 … Read More
EU’s one trillion euro coronavirus plan most important in its history – France’s Le Maire
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PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said European Union member states had agreed to mobilize 1 trillion euros to shore up the economy in response to the coronavirus crisis, in the most important economic plan in the … Read More
Could Italy tear Europe apart?
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Euroscepticism is running high as the EU abandons the beleaguered country to its pandemic fate. Europe is heading into its most severe economic crisis for decades. Its two biggest economies — Germany and France — are already in freefall. Germany … Read More
Even as COVID-19 Poses Huge Challenges to Responders, the Risks for Natural Disasters Are Rising
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Abnormally warm sea temperatures are raising the risks for hurricanes, while the central and southeastern U.S. face flooding, and parts of the West are forecast to see heightened wildfire activity. Sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic and the Gulf … Read More
Moorland fires: Wildfires ‘spread dangerous pollution to millions’
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The Saddleworth Moor fire in June 2018 was the largest UK wildfire in recent decades – PA Huge wildfires in 2018 exposed five million people to dangerous levels of polluted air, a new study has found. The devastating blazes at … Read More
Italy closes ports to rescue ships, targeting migrants
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The decree comes as the German-flagged vessel Alan Kurdi is currently in international waters of the coast of Libya with 150 shipwreck survivors Rome (CNN)Non-national migrant rescue ships will no longer be able to dock in Italy after the country … Read More
Fiji suffers widespread damage as Cyclone Harold surges back to category five status while headed for Tonga
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Cyclone Harold’s force has been well and truly felt in Fiji with reports of flooded roads, fallen trees and damaged homes emerging from the small, battered nation – but things could be worse for Pacific neighbours Tonga. All of Fiji’s … Read More
‘Catastrophe is coming’: Disaster looms as coronavirus reaches Greek refugee camps
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Life for refugees in Greece is already fraught with uncertainty and hardship, but fears have spiraled since the coronavirus pandemic reached the camps. COVID-19 has reached the refugee camps of Greece, with two different migrant facilities in the country now closed to … Read More
Israeli COVID-19 treatment shows 100% survival rate – preliminary data
Not only have all the patients survived, according to Pluristem, but four of them showed improvement in respiratory parameters. Biologists work in a laboratory at Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. in Haifa – (photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS) Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel … Read More