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'Dramatic resurgence' of measles seen in Europe, WHO reports

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 08:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The World Health Organization says there has been a "dramatic resurgence" of measles in Europe, in part fueled by vaccine refusals, with nearly 90,000 people sickened by the virus in the first half of...

Q&A: What Johnson's move means for Brexit

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 16:09 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The move by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in October could make it more likely that Britain falls out of the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal, wreaking havoc for...

Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should 'come clean'

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 14:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was also sent to London and elsewhere for sex with Britain's Prince Andrew has challenged the British royal to speak up, saying: "He knows exactly...

Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 07:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern Tuesday among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems — particularly among children and the elderly — have increased as fires in the...

Humanitarian search flights grounded by Italy

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 07:49 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Two humanitarian groups that have been flying missions over the central Mediterranean in search of smugglers' boats packed with migrants in need of rescue and to monitor possible human rights...

Updated: UN says 40 migrants feared drowned in capsizing off Libya

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 19:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group...

Person at Munich airport detained after bypassing security

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 18:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Police at Munich airport detained a passenger who left a terminal via an emergency exit instead of going through passport control, prompting a temporary partial shutdown of one of Germany's busiest...

Judge orders drugmaker to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 08:39 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the...

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