Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. Today, Minsk is the European capital of political prisoners Lukashenka's continued repression of dissent is a catastrophe unfolding right now in the middle of Europe and on the EU's border. Remaining silent about it will come at a significant cost, Anna Zlatkovskaya, Inna Kavalionak, and Vita Dudko write. 30/05/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Homes fumigated in Peru to eradicate mosquitoes spreading dengue virus For the past two weeks, health workers have been fumigating homes in Peru in a bid to eradicate mosquitoes that spread the dengue virus. 12/05/2023
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: Emergency over, but no room for complacency The World Health Organization has lifted the COVID-19 international emergency, but is urging the world to stay alert 09/05/2023
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Now playing Next world news WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer 'global emergency' The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. 05/05/2023
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Now playing Next Health news Arcturus: Should we be worried about the latest COVID variant? First detected in India, Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 - also known as "Arcturus" - has already been reported in over 30 countries. This is what we know about it so far. 04/05/2023
Now playing Next Health news Child vaccinations are down: How do European countries compare? Over the first two months of 2022 alone, reported cases of measles - a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease - jumped by 80 per cent worldwide. 28/04/2023
Now playing Next Health news Biologists in Argentina are battling dengue with atomic energy Researchers at the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) are employing atomic energy to sterilise male mosquitoes which will then be released into the wild. 25/04/2023
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Stabbings are spreading 'like a virus' in Britain. Why? Knife crime has lept by more than 34% over the last decade in England and Wales, according to data. 20/04/2023