THE WIRES

Health

South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron

15 May 2022, 9:18 PM PDT

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North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths

15 May 2022, 8:03 PM PDT

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Kim blasts pandemic response as North Korean outbreak surges

15 May 2022, 7:03 PM PDT

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Swiss switch to ‘presumed consent’ on organ donations

15 May 2022, 10:38 AM PDT

Swiss voters have adopted a new 'opt-out' system of organ donations: people who do not wish to become an organ donor after death must explicitly say so

Ukraine youth seek respite from war where they can

15 May 2022, 6:28 AM PDT

Sofya Romanuyk and Marta Yavorska are struggling to come to terms with the effects of the conflict

Buddhist chaplains on the rise in US, offering broad appeal

15 May 2022, 6:07 AM PDT

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Some Shanghai businesses to reopen Monday, officials say

15 May 2022, 3:54 AM PDT

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Ukrainians embrace tattoos amid patriotic outpouring

15 May 2022, 2:13 AM PDT

At the "Art Weapon" festival, dozens of Ukrainians have chosen to show their love for their nation by getting tattooed

N Korea reports 15 more ‘fever’ deaths amid Covid outbreak

14 May 2022, 10:58 PM PDT

North Korea confirmed that the highly-contagious Omicron variant had been detected in the capital Pyongyang

German hospital reunites Ukrainian patients and medics

14 May 2022, 5:48 AM PDT

The UKSH hospital in Germany's Luebeck city has cared for 500 Ukrainian patients and given 61 nursing staff from the war-torn country jobs

Muslim refugees in Athens seek own cemetery

14 May 2022, 2:33 AM PDT

Not only has Esfandiyar Fagkiri lost one of his five children, but the Afghan family cannot mourn him according to Muslim religious ritual because the cemetery is Christian

China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic

14 May 2022, 2:03 AM PDT

Authorities in China are pursuing a strategy of stamping out the virus entirely, which includes rapid lockdowns and mass testing

Rwanda scraps mask requirement in public

14 May 2022, 1:03 AM PDT

Rwanda has implemented a rigorous regime of testing and contact-tracing

In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy

14 May 2022, 12:18 AM PDT

Disinfectant spraying is part of China's fight against Covid but experts say such efforts are largely useless against a virus that is spread by coughs and sneezes

Debate in Spain over ‘menstrual leave’ plan

13 May 2022, 10:33 PM PDT

Spanish Equality Minister Irene Montero says menstrual leave must be funded by the state

NATO membership prospect brings relief for border Finns

13 May 2022, 8:33 PM PDT

For many Finns living on the border with their eastern neighbour, the prospect of Finland applying to join NATO has been greeted with relief

Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest

13 May 2022, 8:27 PM PDT

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Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates

13 May 2022, 4:32 PM PDT

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Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in US at global summit

13 May 2022, 12:47 PM PDT

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Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

13 May 2022, 8:47 AM PDT

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South Asia pummelled by heatwave that hits 50C in Pakistan

13 May 2022, 7:08 AM PDT

Swathes of Pakistan have been smothered by high temperatures since late April

Pakistan parched and pummelled by blistering heatwave

13 May 2022, 5:08 AM PDT

Swathes of Pakistan have been smothered by high temperatures since late April

Chinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown ‘rumours’

13 May 2022, 3:28 AM PDT

Many residents in the Chinese capital rushed to supermarkets to buy food after rumours spread that a lockdown was about to be announced

N. Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

13 May 2022, 2:37 AM PDT

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Shanghai to try to ease 7-week virus lockdown in a few days

13 May 2022, 1:38 AM PDT

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EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs

13 May 2022, 1:24 AM PDT

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Mass tourism returns to Barcelona — so does debate

12 May 2022, 11:43 PM PDT

Tour groups have flocked back to Barcelona as global travel bounces back from the pandemic

Germans rethink their way of death

12 May 2022, 11:13 PM PDT

Wings of desire: Germans are growing tired of being weighed down by austere funereal traditions

Rising student debt to worsen money woes of young Britons

12 May 2022, 8:28 PM PDT

Rising inflation is adding to pressures on recent graduates who may have taken out tens of thousands of pounds in student loans during their time at university

US abortion debate spills over into Canada

12 May 2022, 6:48 PM PDT

Opponents and proponents of abortion rights face off in front of Canada's parliament

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

12 May 2022, 5:13 PM PDT

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Bracing for her future: Human medicine rescues giraffe

12 May 2022, 4:58 PM PDT

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Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

12 May 2022, 3:42 PM PDT

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Report: Trump officials, meat companies knew workers at risk

12 May 2022, 12:28 PM PDT

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South African firm says it may close its COVID vaccine plant

12 May 2022, 7:00 AM PDT

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North Korea fires missiles after Covid cases prompt Kim to order lockdown

12 May 2022, 5:48 AM PDT

Kim Jong Un has held a crisis politburo meeting to discuss the Covid outbreak and announced they would implement a "maximum emergency" virus control system

The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight

12 May 2022, 2:33 AM PDT

The chess world was shocked at Garry Kasparov's defeat in New York in 1997

Covid-19 in North Korea: Five things to know

12 May 2022, 1:18 AM PDT

An official in protective gear checks the body temperature of a traveller on a bus as part of preventative measures against Covid-19 in Kangwon province, North Korea

Coronation Chicken: the UK culinary classic fit for a queen

11 May 2022, 10:33 PM PDT

Angela Wood helped invent Coronation Chicken to mark the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

China fights economic slump, sticks to costly ‘zero COVID’

11 May 2022, 10:28 PM PDT

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