Tag: Humanitarian crises
EU, UN hold talks to tackle Syria’s humanitarian crisis
BRUSSELS — Dozens of nations and international organizations were holding virtual talks on Tuesday to help tackle the humanitarian crisis deepening in Syria and...
World leaders call for international pandemic treaty
LONDON — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies on Tuesday called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say...
Tanzania: 45 people died stampede to see ex-president’s body
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have said 45 people died in a stampede last week during a public viewing of the body of the...
Next slide, please: Inside wonky White House virus briefings
WASHINGTON — No matter how encouraging Andy Slavitt's news is at the government’s coronavirus briefings, he can always count on next-up Dr. Rochelle Walensky...
8 of 10 conference games played in pandemic; it wasn’t easy
Like many teams in college basketball, George Washington University had to endure quarantines, testing protocols and a long pause because of a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Chile delays constitutional assembly election over pandemic
A two-day election to select the drafters of a new constitution for Chile is being delayed until May because of the coronavirus pandemic, President...
AP Exclusive: Pandemic means far fewer eyes on kids’ welfare
LANSFORD, Penn. — Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing...
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
BEIRUT — At age 19, Fatima al-Omar is at her wits' end. In the last year alone, she lost her home to fighting in...
Hungary first in European Union for vaccinations, and deaths
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has vaccinated more of its population than any other country in the European Union, according to figures from an EU...
Passenger vehicle travel rebounding to pre-pandemic levels
Americans may be rounding a corner — literally — in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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