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An employee holds a vial containing Sputnik vaccine at a factory of Hankook Korus Pharm, in Chuncheon, South Korea September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran

Europe

Russian vaccine tourism catches on after Sputnik V hits WHO snag

Russia has not registered any foreign-made vaccines for use. It has approved four domestically produced vaccines including the two-dose Sputnik V. None of Russia's shots are approved by the...

The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by a small-particle haze which hangs above the skyline in Paris, France, December 9, 2016 as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

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New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS

Coronavirus chronicle

Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots - WHO's Tedros

South Asia

WHO opens air bridge to Afghanistan with medical supplies

Health

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO

A patient suffering from Covid-19 receives treatment at the Afghan-Japan Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

South Asia

WHO says it only has medical supplies in Afghanistan for a week

World+Biz

WHO says cannot fly medical supplies into Afghanistan

A man carries an object near a warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

Coronavirus chronicle

Ebola, other outbreaks, atop Covid-19, risk straining West Africa health systems - WHO

Coronavirus chronicle

WHO calls for halting Covid-19 vaccine boosters in favor of unvaccinated

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