Most recent electricity bill for Jordan’s Zaatari camp came to $8.7 million, forcing UN to cut improvised connections
A panel of experts says major reforms of the global health system are needed if the world is to avoid a repeat of the Ebola epidemic that swept across West Africa in 2014 and early 2015. The experts convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say the slow response cost thousands of lives. Henry Ridgwell has more from London.
Investigation – convened by Harvard Global Health Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - says slow response can be deadly
Scientists are warning that the so-called ‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’ is a step closer, after bacteria were discovered in China that have developed resistance to all known antibiotic medicines. The report – published in the medical journal The Lancet – has prompted Chinese authorities to consider banning the use of some antibiotics in animals.
Concerns grow after discovery of bacteria in China that have developed resisistance to all known antibiotic medicines
European ministers due to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels Friday to look at ways of improving security
Belgium has seen more of its nationals leave to fight for Islamic State than any other country relative to its population
A deprived neighborhood in Brussels is at the heart of the investigation into last week’s terror attacks in Paris. Belgium has seen more of its nationals leave to fight for the Islamic State terror group than any other country relative to its population. Henry Ridgwell looks at Belgium’s growing problem of extremism.
European Parliament president warns against conflating terror threat after Paris attacks with Europe’s migrant crisis
As leaders of major economies gather in Turkey for 2015 summit, campaigners call on them to stick to their pledge to stop subsidizing fossil fuels
In addition to fund, Europe will attempt to sign individual migration agreements with African countries in return for development aid
At a summit in Malta between European and African leaders, the European Union agreed to a $1.9 billion aid package aimed at tackling the root causes of migration. Hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the Mediterranean this year, overwhelming many European states’ ability to cope with the influx. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Turkey is preparing to host the G20 summit of the world's major economic powers in the coastal resort of Antalya. Concerns about economic slowdowns in China and elsewhere are expected to be high on the agenda, with climate change and global security also seen featuring in the talks. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.
Concerns about slowdowns in China and Turkey are expected, with climate change and global security also likely to feature in the talks
Following extensive probe, World Anti-Doping Agency recommends track and field's governing body suspend Russia from competition
Rights group says Assad government carrying out a systematic campaign of enforced abductions to spread terror and quash dissent
Move follows US, British intelligence reports suggesting Russian Metrojet plane over Sinai was downed by a bomb
Britain has grounded all flights returning to the country from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. U.S. and British intelligence reports suggest the Russian Metrojet plane that crashed Saturday after take off from Sharm el-Sheikh was downed by a bomb. Meanwhile, Britain is hosting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in London. Henry Ridgwell reports from the British capital.
Six families were loaded onto a plane Wednesday to transport them from Athens to Luxembourg
The multinational petroleum company Shell has failed to clean up communities devastated by oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, according to a report from Amnesty International. Henry Ridgwell reports from London that Shell blames the continued pollution on oil theft and illegal refining.
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