Russia-Ukraine invasion: UN chief warns grain woes not over

UN chief warns grain woes not over. Ukraine Nuclear Power plant  belomg to Ukriane and that turning the Nuclear Power plant into a Russian armed base presents a nuclear radiation threat to Europe and Russia.

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WHO: Pandemic is 'nowhere near over', World Health Organization warns

"This pandemic is nowhere near over and with the incredible growth of Omicron globally, new variants are likely to emerge, which is why tracking and assessment remain critical," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, at a press conference.

The new, highly transmissible Omicron variant was first identified at the end of last year and has swept across the globe fuelling record-high cases in Europe and globally. WHO officials said that while the variant is less severe on average, it is still causing hospitalisation and death.

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Covid-19 not over yet: Surgeon General on Unvaccinated: 'I Am Worried About What Is to Come'

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that he is "worried about what is come" and the COVID-19 "pandemic is not over" amid a surge in cases, particularly among individuals who have yet to get the vaccine.

"I am worried about what is to come because we are seeing increasing cases among the unvaccinated in particular," Murthy said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, the Hill reported. "And while if you are vaccinated you are very well protected against hospitalization and death, unfortunately, that is not true if you are not vaccinated."

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EU-US transatlantic ties still troubled for Biden: experts - by Graham Allison

US-EU relations will be boosted, but it does not mean that the transatlantic ties will return to the good old days. It is also unclear whether the future improvement of US-EU ties will boost the likelihood of them teaming up against China. There have been many frictions between the US and the EU over the past four years. Against this backdrop, Europe will be reluctant to become an instrument of the US to contain China. The most progress the EU has made in recent years is its pursuit of strategic autonomy, which signals that Europe is unwilling to blindly follow the US.

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