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Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO

Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts."Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage is not achieved and sustained in every community, both children and adults will suffer unnecessarily and some will tragically die," warned Gunter Pfaff, the head of the WHO's European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination.
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Putin opponent Navalny freed after 30 days in jail

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was released on Friday after serving 30 days in jail for planning opposition protests, which have grown into a movement that has shaken Moscow since last month.Police were present outside the prison on his release but made no move to re-arrest him, as they have when other opposition figures were freed recently.But he has continued to urge his supporters to take to the streets, which could lead authorities to detain him once again.

Google says YouTube campaign targeted Hong Kong protests

Google on Thursday said it disabled a series of YouTube channels that appeared to be part of a coordinated influence campaign against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.The announcement by YouTube's parent company came after Twitter and Facebook accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong's protest movement and sow political discord in the city.Google disabled 210 YouTube channels that it found behaved in a coordinated manner while uploading videos related to the Hong Kong protests, according to Shane Huntley of the company's security threat analysis group.
Trump's inauguration ceremony "was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe," White House spokesman Sean Spicer claimed in January 2017

Ex White House press secretaries announce TV gigs

Trump's inauguration ceremony "was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe," White House spokesman Sean Spicer claimed in January 2017

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