Health

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said any WHO stamp of approval on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous safety data review, after Russia announced Tuesday it had approved a vaccine. President Vladimir Putin said Russia had […]

With their remarkable adaptations and abilities, seabirds are the only animal to unite the air, land and sea.  Their long-distance migrations also unite nations as they cross borders as well as those who care about […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that spikes in coronavirus transmission in a number of countries were being driven by young people “letting down their guard”. “Young people are not invincible,” WHO […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — Coastal flooding and storm surges could threaten assets worth up to 20 per cent of global wealth, according to research published Thursday highlighting the potential economic catastrophe that climate change may […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned Thursday in a special report on the “massive and […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The spread of the novel coronavirus does not appear to be impacted by seasonality, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning against false beliefs that summer is safer. “Season does not seem to […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Keeping borders closed to halt the spread of COVID-19 is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Monday, urging countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where the virus is spreading. […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the US government — one of several candidates […]