Five years ago, WHO’s pandemic call shook world into action
Geneva (AFP) - Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced Covid-19 had become a pandemic -- a ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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‘Now or never’ for pandemic accord, says WHO chief after US pulls out
Geneva (AFP) - The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike ...
Bootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax
Istanbul (AFP) - With 38 people dead in four days and 26 in intensive care after drinking bootleg liquor in ...
Toyota arm Hino makes deal to settle emission fraud case
Washington (AFP) - US officials late Wednesday announced a $1. 6 billion deal with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors to settle ...
Starbucks shift on non-paying visitors stirs debate in US
New York (AFP) - Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its ...
Portugal, Spain, France bust contaminated seafood ring
Lisbon (AFP) - A European operation has spared revellers a potential food poisoning nightmare before Christmas, seizing 30 tonnes of ...
McKinsey to pay $650 mn to settle US criminal case on opioids
New York (AFP) - Consulting giant McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US criminal charges that it ...
New York appeals dismissed PepsiCo plastic pollution suit
New York (AFP) - New York state this week appealed the dismissal of a pollution lawsuit against soda giant PepsiCo, ...
UK pledges to cut government spending waste
London (AFP) - UK government departments must find efficiency savings of five percent, finance minister Rachel Reeves insisted Tuesday, vowing ...
Mounting economic costs of India’s killer smog
New Delhi (AFP) - Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents ...
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