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India passes 300,000 Covid-19 deaths as 'black fungus' spreads

The coronavirus wave has brought India's hospital system to its knees with severe shortages of oxygen and critical drugs.

May 24, 2021

By Glenda Kwek

India

Covid shadow hangs over WHO international meet

There are more than 70 issues on the WHA agenda, including antimicrobial resistance and patient safety.

May 24, 2021

By Nina Larson

Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines highly effective against India variant: study

The study comes as COVID-19 cases caused by the India variant rises in Britain

May 24, 2021

By Danielle Ong

Thousands flee Goma City in DR Congo after volcano erupts

During that eruption, the victims were mostly sick or elderly abandoned to their fate.

May 24, 2021

By Justin Katimwa, Albert Kambale

Volcano

World's largest iceberg breaks off Antarctica: European Space Agency

Icebergs form when hunks of ice break off from ice shelves or glaciers and begin to float in open water.

May 21, 2021

By Amelie Bottollier-Depois, Kelly Macnamara

Climate Change

EU lines up Covid travel pass, Eiffel Tower to reopen

The global pandemic has killed over 3.4 million people worldwide since the virus first emerged in late 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data.

May 21, 2021

By AFP News

India European Union

French cafes reopen and EU to allow in vaccinated travellers

In Paris, demand for tickets to a Renaissance sculpture show was brisk at the world's most visited museum, the Louvre.

May 20, 2021

By Clare Byrne, with AFP bureaus

France European Union New York India

33 dead, dozens missing as cyclone batters Covid-stricken India

More than 120 hospitals with Covid-19 patients experienced power disruptions.

May 19, 2021

By Sam Panthaky

India

Portugal greets first UK tourists as travel curbs lifted

The Algarve region, home to 500,000 people, greeted some 3.6 million foreign tourists in 2019 alone, a third of them from Britain.

May 18, 2021

By Thomas Cabral

Portugal United Kingdom

Britain eases lockdown as Asia outbreaks fuel concern

The pandemic has claimed more than 3.3 million lives worldwide, with one of the worst outbreaks in India.

May 18, 2021

By Anna Malpas, with AFP bureaus

United Kingdom India

Six dead as powerful cyclone heads for India

More than 150,000 people are set to be evacuated from coastal districts in Gujarat

May 17, 2021

By AFP News

India

Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

Brazil could have secured more Pfizer doses faster, but Bolsonaro's government refused an offer last August to purchase more than 70 million of them.

May 16, 2021

By Louis Genot

Brazil

UK Health Service under pressure despite pandemic promises

Even before the global health crisis hit, the NHS was already under severe strain.

May 16, 2021

By Veronique Dupont

NHS United Kingdom

Two tornadoes strike China, killing at least 12

Images shared on social media showed a black whirlwind which left a trail of destruction.

May 16, 2021

By AFP News

Pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, WHO warns

The WHO said Friday that even the vaccinated should keep wearing masks in areas where the virus is spreading.

May 16, 2021

By Robin Millard with AFP bureaus

Australia calls for empowering WHO after Covid panel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking with Payne, renewed US criticism of the original WHO investigation.

May 14, 2021

By AFP News

Shoot your shot: US state offers $1 mn Covid vaccine lottery

A variety of incentives are being offered across the country to convince the undecided, including beer, donuts or tickets to sporting events.

May 13, 2021

By AFP News

Experts blast early pandemic failures as India deaths top 250,000

Latest figures gathered by AFP from official sources showed almost 160 million confirmed cases worldwide by 1600 GMT Wednesday.

May 13, 2021

By Robin Millard with AFP bureaus

India

Millions at risk as cities fail to adapt to climate change: report

The World Bank says that the more people and assets are concentrated in urban centres the greater the exposure to climate and disaster risk.

May 12, 2021

By Kelly Macnamara

Climate Change

Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO

Outside of India, it said that Britain had reported the largest number of Covid cases caused by the variant.

May 12, 2021

By AFP News

United Kingdom

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