6 h. ago 'Cannibal mosquitos and killer fish' used to fight 'new Chinese pandemic virus'

The release of the cannibal mozzies is designed to curb the spread of the chikungunya virus, which has ripped through China's Guangdong province

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2 d. ago Huge blow to Canary Islands as tourists ignore 'bleak' warning

Despite a wave of anti-tourist protests across Spain in May, international tourism to the country and its islands has reached record-setting heights - with British tourists leading the pack

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4 d. ago Global epidemic alarm as China virus spreads to new country in record

The virus spreading in China that has prompted Covid-era quarantines and restrictions is spreading, reaching a new country this week as cases surpass 10,000.

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4 d. ago Japan sees nearly a million more deaths than births as demographic crisis deepens

Asian country suffers steepest annual population decline on record

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4 d. ago Alarm in China that efforts to control Chikungunya virus are infringing on rights

Many say control measure for mosquito-borne disease hark back to the zero-Covid era, in which people’s daily lives were strictly monitoredThere is growing alarm in China that official efforts to control the spread of Chikungunya virus, a non-fatal mosquito-borne disease that has been spreading in the south of the country, are infringing on people’s personal rights.A single mother living in Zhanjiang, a port city in Guangdong province, posted a video on social media this week showing a group of people, including a uniformed police officer, entering her children’s bedroom in the middle of the night and taking blood samples from the boy and the girl, without their mother’s presence or consent. The mother had been working a night shift so was not at home. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago What is chikungunya, the new virus spreading in China? How bad is the outbreak and could it spread to the UK?

The risk of the chikungunya virus spreading to the EU has been classed as ‘high’ by the ECDC 🚨

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7 d. ago Chikungunya: Everything we know about deadly virus spreading through China

The chikungunya virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, is rarely fatal but has seen a surge in cases in China after an imported case was detected in Foshan city earlier this month

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3 w. ago Former Man United star Javier Hernandez sparks fury by accusing women of 'eradicating masculinity' and claims they should focus on 'multiplying, cleaning, and sustaining the home'

The Mexican is his country's all-time record goalscorer, with 52 strikes in 109 appearances, and also played for Real Madrid as well as spending two years with West Ham.

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4 w. ago Spanish tourists forced to avoid their own beaches as holidaymakers flood seaside towns

The world's second-most visited country anticipates a record 100 million foreign visitors this year

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