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Evacuated stand during the Trooping the Colour event. — courtesy Twitter
Injuries as part of stand collapses during the Trooping the Colour event
LONDON — Two people have been taken to hospital after part of a stand collapsed at a Trooping the Colour event at Horse Guards Parade in central London.A section of one stand is reported to have given way just before 11:00 BST. London Ambulance Service (LAS) said two patients were taken to a major trauma unit as a priority.The area has been evacuated by the Army and police so safety checks can be made.Eyewitnesses have described seeing a woman fall through the stand, although LAS could not confirm this nor the severity of the injuries that were sustained.Marcus Dell, who was at the event, said he heard screams."Everyone had stood for the national anthem and there was a bit of a commotion. The first we heard was that one of floorboards had broken and someone had fallen through and...
May 21, 2022

Injuries as part of stand collapses during the Trooping the Colour event

Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel factory surrender as Russia declares victory in Mariupol. — courtesy photo
Russia declares victory in Mariupol as last fighters in Azovstal steel mill surrender
MOSCOW/KIEV — Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol — the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance — and the city as a whole, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday.There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine.Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.As they surrendered, the troops were taken prisoner by the Russians, and at least some...
May 21, 2022

Russia declares victory in Mariupol as last fighters in Azovstal steel mill surrender

Damage from the Tornado — courtesy photo
Scores injured, at least 13 critical after storm sweeps across parts of Germany
BERLIN — A storm that swept across parts of Germany generated three tornadoes, with one of them leaving a trail of destruction and more than 40 people injured in the western city of Paderborn.Meteorologists had warned of heavy rainfall, hail and strong gusts of wind in western and central Germany on Friday, and people in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia were advised to stay home.Storms on Thursday had already disrupted traffic, uprooted trees that toppled onto rail tracks and roads and flooded hundreds of basements in western Germany.The German Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in North Rhine-Westphalia — in Paderborn, in nearby Lippstadt, and on the edge of the town of Hoexter, news agency DPA reported.Forty-three people were injured in Paderborn as the tornado tore...
May 21, 2022

Scores injured, at least 13 critical after storm sweeps across parts of Germany

Monkeypox is a rare but dangerous infection similar to the now eradicated smallpox virus. — courtesy CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday.The UN agency said in a statement that there were around 80 cases confirmed so far, across 11 countries, with a further 50 cases pending investigation.Monkeypox occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa, but outbreaks have emerged in other parts of the world in recent days. Symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes.WHO said it was "working with the affected countries and others to expand disease surveillance to find and support people who may be affected, and to provide guidance on how to manage the disease."The UN health agency stressed that monkeypox spreads...
May 21, 2022

Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak

Ali arrived in Lebanon with his family in 2011 from eastern Syria. They fled their home by bus toward a safer haven in Lebanon at the outbreak of civil war. — courtesy Paddy Dowling
‘Largest-ever number’ in need in Syria, warns UN relief chief
NEW YORK — With a scorching summer fast approaching, food prices rising and access to water and electricity limited in many parts of Syria, donors must make good on $4.3 billion in humanitarian pledges committed at last week’s Brussels funding conference, the UN’s senior humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday.Martin Griffiths, Humanitarian Affairs chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, thanked donors for their contributions — totaling nearly $6.7 billion — which includes $2.4 billion earmarked for 2023 and beyond.However, he noted that the pledges for 2022 amount to less than half of the UN’s $10.5 billion funding requirement.“This is the largest appeal ever for the Syria crisis, because we have the largest-ever number of people in need,” he said,...
May 21, 2022

‘Largest-ever number’ in need in Syria, warns UN relief chief

A sewage treatment plant in Zurich, Switzerland. — courtesy Unsplash/Patrick Federi
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
GENEVA — Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday.“Climate change is already posing serious challenges to water and sanitation systems in countries around the world,” said Thomas Croll-Knight, spokesperson for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).Rising risksAccording to UNECE and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), despite being a priority aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement, plans to make water access possible in the face of climate pressures, “are absent” in the pan-European region.And “in most cases” throughout the region of 56 countries, there is also a lack of coordination...
May 21, 2022

Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation

Moscow is taking
Russia to build '12 new military bases in the west' in response to NATO expansion
MOSCOW — Russia says it will establish 12 new military bases in the west of the country in response to Sweden and Finland applying for NATO membership.Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the announcement on Friday, saying that the new bases would be in place "by the end of the year".He said "12 military bases and units will be deployed in the Western Military District", telling senior ministry and army officials that there was a "growth of military threats on Russia's borders", blaming NATO and the United States.Russia's Interfax news agency reports that Moscow is taking "adequate countermeasures" in response to those perceived "military threats" in the west.This week Finland and Sweden both formally applied for NATO membership, a...
May 20, 2022

Russia to build '12 new military bases in the west' in response to NATO expansion

The nuclear plant near Zaporizhzhia.
Ukraine says giant nuclear plant can't supply Russia
KYIV — Ukraine has dismissed as "wishful thinking" Russia's plan to connect a giant Ukrainian nuclear power station to the Russian electricity grid.Russian troops are occupying the sprawling Zaporizhzhia plant by the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine.It is Europe's biggest nuclear plant. The Ukrainian staff are still operating it, but Russia has sent its own nuclear experts to monitor their work.Russia's deputy prime minister has vowed to sell power from it to Ukraine.Marat Khusnullin said Russia would integrate the Zaporizhzhia plant with Russia's energy system if Kyiv refused to pay for the plant's electricity.Visiting Russian-occupied southern Ukraine on Wednesday he said "if the Ukrainian energy system is ready to receive [electricity] and pay for...
May 20, 2022

Ukraine says giant nuclear plant can't supply Russia

Finland imports most of its gas from Russia.
Russia halts gas supplies to Finland
MOSCOW — Russia is halting its supply of natural gas to Finland, the Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum says.Finland has been refusing to pay for its supplies in roubles. But it also follows an announcement that Finland will apply for Nato membership.Gasum said the move was "regrettable" but said there would be no disruption to customers.Despite the Ukraine conflict, Russia continues to supply gas to many European countries.After Western powers sanctioned Russia over the war, Russia said "unfriendly" countries must pay for gas using the Russian currency, a move the EU considers blackmail.Reliance on Russian energy is a contributing factor in the cost-of-living crisis faced by many consumers.Finland imports most of its gas from Russia but gas accounts for less than...
May 20, 2022

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Joe Biden alongside Sweden's Magdalena Andersson and Finland's Sauli Niinisto on Thursday.
US fully backs Sweden and Finland Nato bids, Biden says
WASHINGTON — Sweden and Finland have the "full, total and complete backing" of the US in their decision to apply for Nato membership, President Joe Biden says.Both countries submitted their applications to be part of the Western defence alliance this week, marking a major shift in European geopolitics.To join the alliance, the two nations need the support of all 30 Nato member states.But the move by the Nordic nations has been opposed by Turkey.Speaking alongside Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto at the White House on Thursday, Mr Biden called Sweden and Finland's applications "a watershed moment in European security"."New members joining Nato is not a threat to any nation," he said. The president added that...
May 20, 2022

US fully backs Sweden and Finland Nato bids, Biden says

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