In EU, 1 in 8 deaths linked to pollution: report

Sep 8,2020
In the EU, 13 percent of deaths are linked to pollution, said a new report published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which stressed the current pandemic put environmental health factors in the spotlight.
EasyJet trims flights on weak demand, quarantine rules
Sep 08
EasyJet said Tuesday that it will cut flights on the uncertain demand outlook after the government decided to impose coronavirus quarantines on seven Greek islands.
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 126,960
Sep 08
Brazil on Monday reported 310 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 126,960, said the Ministry of Health.
California battles worst wildfires on record
Sep 08
Hundreds of wildfires have caused the worst recorded damage to the western US state of California.
11 killed, 9 missing after rockslide at marble mine in NW Pakistan
Sep 08
At least 11 people died and five people were injured so far while nine others are still missing after a rockslide incident at a marble mine sit on Monday in Pakistan's northwest tribal district of Mohmand, local media reported Tuesday.
Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools
Sep 08
Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day they were supposed to reopen after summer, in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Spain, India crash through coronavirus milestones
Sep 08
Spain passed the landmark figure of 500,000 coronavirus infections on Monday as India reopened some metro lines despite becoming the world's second most affected country.