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Pfizer raised its 2021 forecasts based on surging demand for Covid-19 vaccines

When Will COVID Booster Shots Be Available? First Date For Third US Dose Revealed

As plans to roll out COVID boosters are revealed, health care workers and nursing home residents are first in line.

UN Biodiversity Summit Postponed To April 2022

Campaigners have for years called for an effective global agreement on halting biodiversity loss, similar to what the Paris Agreement lays out for climate

UN biodiversity summit postponed to April 2022

Life Sentence Sought For Tycoon Over Malta Journalist Murder

The wreckage of the car bombing that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, with the fallout eventually toppling the prime minister

Life sentence sought for tycoon over Malta journalist murder

With its busy port and transport links, Hong Kong is a major transit point for illegal parts of endangered animals like elephants

Hong Kong Adds Wildlife Trafficking To Organised Crime Law

Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law

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A firefighter plane tries to extinguish a wildfire near Tavira in southern Portugal.

Portugal Battles Wildfire As Heatwave Persists

Portugal battles wildfire as heatwave persists

Haiti Earthquake

Before-And-After Satellite Images Show Landslides Triggered By Deadly Haiti Earthquake [Photos]

A satellite image captured on the day of the quake shows landslides in the mountainous area.

Metal Pollution Scrap

Toxic Exposure: Presence Of Lead In Human Bones Shows Risk Of Metal Pollution

Researchers found a link between lead production and toxic exposures.

The survey, conducted before the release of a bombshell UN climate report last week, showed more than half of respondents in G20 nations feel very or extremely concerned about the state of the planet

Three In Four Say Climate 'Tipping Points' Close

Three in four say climate 'tipping points' close

Scores of firefighters battled fresh blazes in Greece Monday, including near the village of Markati, near Athens

Fresh Fires Force Evacuation Of Greek Villages

Fresh fires force evacuation of Greek villages

Ebola

Ebola News: Ivory Coast Reports First Case Since 1994

The case was confirmed a few months after Guinea reported the end of a four-month Ebola outbreak in June.

Dog Food

Dog Food Recall: Products Sold At PetSmart Recalled Over Elevated Vitamin D Levels

Too much vitamin D can be harmful to dogs.

Five regions of Spain are on high alert over extreme temperatures

Spain Sizzles In Crushing Heat As Fires Blaze

Spain sizzles in crushing heat as fires blaze

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was reelected to office in 2019 but lost his majority in his second term

Canada's Trudeau Calls Snap Elections

Canada's Trudeau calls snap elections

Busy parents have welcomed the end of home-schooling

Record Number Of US Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 Ahead Of Start Of School Year

There were 12,000 COVID cases in the first week of July and 96,000 by the first week of August.

Images from Saga prefecture showed aviation rescue teams winching people to safety

Japan Braces For More Rain After Floods, Landslides

Japan braces for more rain after floods, landslides

Jia Jia was inseminated with frozen semen from 13-year-old Kai Kai

Singapore Zoo Breeds First Panda Cub

Singapore zoo breeds first panda cub

The Haniosakis family was among hundreds forced to abandon their homes as fires raged

Evicted By Fire, Greek Family Recalls Narrow Escape

Evicted by fire, Greek family recalls narrow escape

Nobody survied the crash of the Russian water-bomber plane in southern Turkey

No Survivors Of Turkey Fire-fighting Plane Crash As Floods Kill 55

No survivors of Turkey fire-fighting plane crash as floods kill 55

Flood-hit villages are still cluttered by smashed cars, uprooted trees and ruined furniture

One Month On, Traumatised Belgian Flood Victims Still Reeling

One month on, traumatised Belgian flood victims still reeling

A recent picture of a burned forest at Gorny Ulus area west of Yakutsk, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia.

Putin Alarmed By 'Unprecedented' Natural Disasters In Russia

Putin alarmed by 'unprecedented' natural disasters in Russia

The United States says it will ship half a billion dozes of the Pfizer vaccine to poor countries starting late this month

How Parents Can Protect Unvaccinated Kids Going Back To School As COVID Cases Rise

As COVID cases in adolescents rise, parents are recommended to take necessary precautions.

A landslide destroyed two houses in Unzen, Nagasaki prefecture

Japan Urges Evacuations As Rain Sparks Floods, Landslides

Japan urges evacuations as rain sparks floods, landslides

Dried up Little Washoe Lake in Nevada is seen in July 2021 after prolonged drought

US Agency Reports July Was World's Hottest Month On Record

US agency reports July was world's hottest month on record

Turkey's disaster response authority said 25 people had lost their lives in the northern Kastamonu province

Erdogan Visits Turkish Flood Victims As Death Toll Hits 38

Erdogan visits Turkish flood victims as death toll hits 38

Fires in Siberia have burned with an increasing intensity in recent years

Russia Ramps Up Siberia Blazes Battle

Russia ramps up Siberia blazes battle

Greek fires devastate local livestock and beehives

'Heaven To Hell': Greek Beekeepers Lament Tradition Lost To Fire

'Heaven to hell': Greek beekeepers lament tradition lost to fire

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called the fires Greece's "greatest ecological disaster in decades"

Firefighters Turn Corner On Greek Blazes As Risk Moves West

Firefighters turn corner on Greek blazes as risk moves west

Rain and falling temperatures helped the fire-dousing effort, but crews remain on alert for possible flare-ups

Greece Fires Under Control As Reconstruction Begins

Greece fires under control as reconstruction begins

China has been testing residents of Wuhan for Covid-19 after a new outbreak in the city where the virus first emerged

China Rejects Need For Further WHO Coronavirus Origins Probe

China rejects need for further WHO coronavirus origins probe

A photo of the asteroid Bennu taken by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft

Worried About Asteroid Bennu's Odds Of Hitting The Earth? Here's Why You Shouldn't Be

Should people worry over a possible impact?

Mat Wooller, director of the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility, kneels among mammoth tusks at the University of Alaska Museum of the North

In The Footsteps Of A Woolly Mammoth, 17,000 Years Ago

In the footsteps of a woolly mammoth, 17,000 years ago

Where did it all begin? The WHO has asked China to release raw data to help nail down the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic

WHO Asks China For More Data On Covid Origins As Russia Deaths Spike

WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike

Bill Gates said his Breakthrough Energy company would spend $1.5 billion over the course of three years with the goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change, according to US media reports

Gates Offers $1.5 Bn In Climate Help If US Takes Legislative Action

Gates offers $1.5 bn in climate help if US takes legislative action

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to call snap elections on Sunday, according to local media

Trudeau Expected To Call Canada Snap Elections Sunday

Trudeau expected to call Canada snap elections Sunday

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