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    Australia to declare east coast floods a national emergency

    09 Mar 2022

    The emergency declaration, which was set up after Australia's destructive 2019 bushfires, will help cut red tape and speed up aid from defence personnel amid criticism about a slow response to the floods in which 20 people have died.

    WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency

    23 Jul 2022

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

    Fire brigade summoned as woman gets stuck for 3 hours under sofa while trying to move it to basement

    30 Oct 2022

    That’s because the furniture was wedged between a handrail and a wall. It covered the entrance of the basement. And it was not just for 10 minutes or even half an hour that she got trapped under, but for a full three hours!

    VIDEO: Travel chaos erupts as 16m quarantined in northern Italy over coronavirus

    09 Mar 2020

    Coronavirus death toll on Sunday shot up by 133 to 366. Tens of millions of people are now in virtual quarantine worldwide but there are fears that the disease will spread further and that disruptions could force several economies into recession.

    Iran virus death toll reaches 194 as cases soar

    08 Mar 2020

    Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 49 more people in the last 24 hours. That’s according to Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, who gave the figures at a news conference on Sunday.

    VIDEO: Entire Italy under lockdown as virus toll hits 4,000 worldwide

    11 Mar 2020

    Restrictions in Italy to continue till April 3; over 400 dead; Malta, Norwegian Air stop flights to country; fashion industry badly affected.

    US declares coronavirus emergency; House passes aid package

    14 Mar 2020

    The overall death toll jumped to more than 5,000, including nearly 1,500 in Europe, with total infections topping 140,000 internationally, according to an AFP tally based on official sources.

    Spectators to face Olympic ban as Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency

    08 Jul 2021

    Anyone wanting to support athletes has been told to clap rather than cheer or sing. Sponsors are cancelling or scaling back booths and events tied to the Games, frustrated by the "very last-minute" decisions by organisers, sources said.

    Iran frees 85,000 prisoners to combat spread of coronavirus

    17 Mar 2020

    On March 10, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran said he had asked Tehran to free all political prisoners temporarily from its overcrowded and disease-ridden jails to help stem the spread of coronavirus.

    US leads huge economic fightback against coronavirus

    18 Mar 2020

    The coronavirus outbreak, which first emerged in China late last year, has quickly marched across the globe, infecting nearly 200,000 people and killing 7,900 as governments scramble to contain it.

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