The International Airline Transport Association has warned that preparations need to start for shipping a Covid-19 vaccine globally, once one is approved. The group, which represents 290 airlines worldwide, said that...
Thousands without shelter as fires devastate Greece’s largest migrant camp
Thousands without shelter as fires devastate Greece’s largest migrant camp.
How do governments pre-order coronavirus vaccines?
One of the leading efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine has run into difficulty, as AstraZeneca temporarily halted trials. Billions of pre-orders have already been placed with a number of pharmaceutical giants –...
US wildfires destroy towns, turn deadly as they spread across Pacific Northwest
Unprecedented wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns and a record number of deaths is feared, Governor Kate Brown said on Wednesday, as families began to report casualties.
Lesbos migrant camp: Greece races to shelter migrants after back-to-back fires
Thousands of migrants were left without shelter on Wednesday after overnight fires gutted their overcrowded camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, and authorities warned that some asylum seekers who tested positive for...
Arctic wildfires are ‘only going to get worse’
A summer heatwave in Siberia saw wildfires sweep through the region, pouring unprecedented levels of C02 into the atmosphere. With temperatures in the High Arctic rising three times faster than the rest of the world...
Trump defends himself for deliberately downplaying the danger of coronavirus | DW News
According to audio excerpts from several interviews by journalist Bob Woodward, US President Donald Trump was aware of the severity of the coronavirus as early as February but played it down to minimize the danger to...