Europe

‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics

May 01, 2022 11:21

‘Zoonotic spillovers’ or the transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans, expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years.
Rabble-rousers sowing seeds of discord between Iran, Afghanistan

Apr 25, 2022 10:59

Iran's Envoy to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, speaking at a UN Security Council session on Afghanistan recently, said that Tehran had done all in its power to support Afghan refugees over the past four decades, despite harsh sanctions.
Why WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne

Apr 21, 2022 10:32

Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.
Russia tests nuclear-capable missile amid tensions with West

Apr 21, 2022 03:22

Russia has successfully test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile, which President Vladimir Putin says would make Moscow’s enemies “think twice,” at a time of heightened tensions with the West over Ukraine.
Daesh vows 'revenge' attacks in Europe over killing of former leader

Apr 18, 2022 09:01

The Daesh terrorist group has vowed “revenge” over the killing of its former leader, urging supporters to take advantage of the conflict in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
Can drugs reduce the risk of long COVID? What scientists know so far

Mar 28, 2022 09:21

Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms.
Europe borrows anti-Russia tactics from Nazi Germany: Lavrov

Mar 25, 2022 10:39

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the West has declared a “total war” against his country, employing tactics comparable to those of the Nazi Germany.
Day 27: Battle rages on around Ukrainian capital Kiev

Mar 23, 2022 02:48

Fierce battle reportedly rages on around Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian forces push to completely surround the city on the 27th day of a Russian military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
Several European countries lifted COVID-19 curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO

Mar 23, 2022 00:59

Several European countries lifted their coronavirus curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
West in favor of prolonged war in Ukraine: Belarus' president

Mar 04, 2022 12:50

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the United States and its NATO allies are in favor of a prolonged conflict in Ukraine in a bid to drown Russia and Belarus in the war.