Nonprofit group: Nearly 100 children dead in latest Ebola outbreak
Nearly 100 children have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently in what’s now documented as the second-worst spread of the deadly disease. Save Our Children, a…
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Canada reduces diplomatic staff in Cuba after more illness
Canada is reducing its diplomatic staff posted to Havana by up to half after medical testing revealed an additional employee with “unusual” health symptoms, the country’s Global Affairs announced Wednesday.…
437 Bangkok schools closed due to smog
Hundreds of Bangkok schools will be closed until at least next week due to toxic smog choking Thailand’s capital, officials said. Under the instructions of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Bangkok…
Over 600 cases of Ebola in Congo and 268 deaths, health ministry reports
Over 600 cases of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been reported since August, the country’s health ministry said on Wednesday. The number of probable patients…
Over 300 dead in Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak
The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 300 people, the country’s health ministry said. In the country’s northern province of North…
Nations agree on guidelines to govern 2015 climate accord
Around 25,000 diplomats and ministers from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on guidelines to govern the 2015 Paris climate accord after two weeks of talks in Poland. After an all-night…
Volkswagen plans to phase out gas and diesel engines by 2026
Volkswagen has said it expects its next generation of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles to be the last comprised mostly of internal combustion-engine automobiles. Auto manufacturers are under pressure to reduce…
Cargo shipper Maersk pledges to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050
Maesk, the world’s largest container shipping company, announced plans to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. “We will have to abandon fossil fuels. We will have to find…
Hunger, disease has killed 85,000 children in Yemen, study says
Extreme hunger and disease in Yemen may have killed about 85,000 children younger than five, aid group Save the Children said in a study Wednesday. The analysis was posted Wednesday,…
Severe pollution in China gives ‘off-the-scale’ reading
– Pollution in China is reaching such critically high levels in places like Hebei Province the Air Quality Index can no longer be used to measure the impact of smog…
