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How coronavirus has spread across the world
The global death toll from the coronavirus will soon pass the grim threshold of one million, eight months after the first death was officially recorded on January 11
Do masks help boost Covid immunity?
Could the face mask have another benefit in the fight against Covid-19? Some researchers believe they could expose wearers to smaller doses of the disease which spark an immune response
Coronavirus and other deadly epidemics
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic will soon pass the one million mark. It has proved deadlier than other modern viruses but the toll is still far behind the Spanish flu a century ago
EU sanctions violators of UN Libya arms embargo
The EU has been making a lot of effort to help resolve the Libyan conflict and hence EU foreign ministers have agreed on sanctioning three companies who violated the UN embargo on arms flowing into Libya.
Europe imposes fresh virus curbs as global cases top 30 million
Large parts of Europe have geared up for broad new restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus as infections worldwide topped the 30-million mark
Political ‘power games’ and decentralisation fuel Spain’s virus spread
The first EU nation to pass half a million coronavirus cases, Spain's switching of its pandemic management to its regions has politicised public health and hobbled its Covid-19 fight, experts say
World lost 100 million hectares of forest in two decades: UN
The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization
EU executive proposes emissions cuts, climate bonds for green Europe
The European Commission has proposed targets for emissions cuts of "at least 55 per cent" by the year 2030.
The proposal has received not only support but also criticism around the different European member states.
Brown Danube: How Belgrade’s sewers taint Europe’s famous river
Just down the road from Belgrade's historic city centre, gates open for trucks to pass to the banks of the Danube, where they dump raw sewage into Europe's venerated river
EU, China to hold talks on stalled investment deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel representing Germany, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, is
to negotiate with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of high-level talks concerning an investment deal between Beijing and the European Union.