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Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns 

As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”. 

Little joy for many migrants and refugees this festive season

For many refugees and migrants across the world, the onset of winter marks the beginning of a potentially life-threatening period.

In Athens speech, Pope Francis regrets global ‘retreat from democracy’

Pope Francis has lamented a global "retreat from democracy" in a speech in Athens, the cradle of Western civilization.

Europe and central Asia again at the epicentre of the pandemic

Testing, contact tracing, ventilation in indoor spaces and physical distancing remain part of our arsenal of defences, next to the rapid, fair and generalized uptake of vaccines by everyone eligible. These are tried and tested measures that enable lives to continue while controlling the virus and avoiding widespread, damaging lockdowns. We must change our tactics from reacting to surges of COVID-19 to preventing them from happening in the first place.

Erdogan and Biden have come up with a way to warm relations

The Presidents of Turkey and the United States, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden, agreed to establish a common mechanism for improving and developing...

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline

DNA analysis has revealed the mysterious origins of the ancient Etruscans

The evidence gathered from DNA analysis finally puts an end to the debate over where the ancient Etruscans came from - an ancient civilization...

WHO ‘exploring all options’ to get medical supplies into Afghanistan

With medical stocks dwindling in Afghanistan, and insecurity at the airport in the capital, Kabul, following the terrorist attack on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to examine ways to deliver much-needed supplies to the country, a senior official told journalists in Geneva. 

Afghanistan: Negotiations to bring 500 tonnes of urgent medical supplies ongoing, says WHO

Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said during an online briefing on Tuesday. 

Afghanistan: Medical lifeline to millions must not be cut, warns WHO 

The delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not be cut, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, citing a more than threefold rise in the number of trauma cases.
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