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Facebook delays return to campus as Delta variant rages

Facebook is also requiring people in offices to wear masks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated.

Aug 13, 2021

By AFP News

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WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike

A government tally reported 808 fatalities over the past 24 hours -- the first time Russia has crossed the 800-mark for daily virus deaths.

Aug 13, 2021

By AFP News

Russia Moscow

WWF sounds alarm over 'colossal' Black Sea oil slick

The WWF estimated that at least 100 tonnes of oil -- "and most likely even more" -- had been released into the Black Sea.

Aug 12, 2021

By Anna Smolchenko

Russia

70-year-old woman escapes from 8-foot-long crocodile's jaws after fighting off reptile

There have been four reported deaths related to crocodile attacks in the last three months around the park.

Aug 11, 2021

By Suman Varandani

India

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene

Twitter suspends pro-Trump US lawmaker for Covid misinformation

The tweet in question, sent on Monday, said the US Food and Drug Administration should not give final approval to anti-coronavirus vaccines

Aug 11, 2021

By AFP News

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Facebook shuts down anti-vaccine influencer campaign

Late last year, the network of fake accounts tried to fuel a false meme that the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 would turn people into chimpanzees

Aug 11, 2021

By AFP News

Facebook

First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO

Previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Aug 10, 2021

By AFP News

Uganda

Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with Covid jabs

Pfizer has earned more than its competitors, raking in $10.8 billion (9.2 billion euros) in the first half of this year.

Aug 10, 2021

By Julien Dury

World shudders at 'terrifying' UN climate report

French President Emmanuel Macron called for the November climate conference to fully recognise the gravity of the situation

Aug 10, 2021

By Patrick Galey

Climate Change France India

Pregnant woman bitten by deadly snake dies; baby in womb survives after rare surgery

The baby is under observation at the neonatal intensive care unit of the hospital.

Aug 9, 2021

By Suman Varandani

Philippines

Protesters mass in France against Macron's Covid health pass

School and university staff will need the pass, as will university students, while from September 1 it will be required on domestic flights and long-distance trains.

Aug 8, 2021

By Romain Fonsegrives

France Paris

Hundreds flee, homes destroyed, as fires ravage Greek island

Many villages had only been saved because young people had ignored evacuation orders and stayed on to keep the fires away from their homes, he added.

Aug 8, 2021

By Alexandros Kottis with Katerina Nikolopoulou in Athens

Brisbane to lift virus lockdown while Sydney outbreak grows

Limited supply and pockets of vaccine hesitancy have slowed efforts to inoculate Australians, with just over 20 percent of the population now fully vaccinated.

Aug 8, 2021

By AFP News

Counting the coronavirus cost at Tokyo's Olympics

Outside the Olympic bubble, Japan hit new virus records, with the capital accounting for a large portion of the numbers.

Aug 8, 2021

By Sara Hussein

Japan

Family found living with 72-year-old man's dead body for 3 days fearing Covid-19 quarantine

Police said the incident came to light when Saharkar's younger daughter tried to kill herself by jumping into the sea Wednesday.

Aug 6, 2021

By Suman Varandani

Microsoft requires vaccinations for workers, as office returns slow

Google last week made campuses off-limits to unvaccinated employees and extend its global work-from-home option through October 18.

Aug 6, 2021

By AFP News

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Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as China vows massive vaccine boost

Overwhelmed mortuaries are renting refrigerated containers to store bodies, while medical and other frontline workers are exhausted.

Aug 6, 2021

By Marc Bastian with AFP bureaus

Thailand South Africa Japan

US making plans to reopen to fully vaccinated foreigners as China curbs travel

Indonesia's coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 on Wednesday as the country struggles to control the spread of the Delta variant.

Aug 5, 2021

By Aurelia End with AFP bureaus

Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant

The fires' strength and scale have exposed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to days of criticism

Aug 5, 2021

By Kadir Demir and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul

Turkey Climate Change

Raw Gear & ESTE Medical Group on How COVID-19 Reinvented Consumer Behavior

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed how people buy things today. The way that consumers shop for everything–from food to clothing to skincare products–has been affected.

Aug 5, 2021

By IBT UK Contributor

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