17 h. ago An Italian beach town in Tuscany is invaded by midges. Residents seek emergency declaration to cope

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists

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23 h. ago UK government issues travel warning for Peru after country declares state of emergency

Updated travel advice for South American nation comes amid surge in violence

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26 h. ago Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine strikes military base

Russia and Ukraine have continued to exchange fire following calls agreeing to a limited ceasefire

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36 h. ago Charity declares ‘national childhood emergency’ amid concerns about online harm

Children First said it has seen a ‘surge’ in young people coming to it in distress and at risk of ‘serious harm’.

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64 h. ago Delta flight to JFK declares emergency and turns around over the Atlantic

Delta Airlines flight DAL4 headed for New York's JFK Airport declared an emergency and turned around over the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday afternoon.

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3 d. ago Holiday warning as UK government issues alert for travel to Spain, Greece and more

The new EES is an automated IT system for registering travellers from third-countries, both short stay visa holders and visa exempt travellers each time they cross an EU external border and will be introduced in 2025

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6 d. ago People in the US: Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

We would like to hear your views on President Donald Trumps’s second term Since taking office in January, US president Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders and made a series of policy moves that have dominated the global news agenda.They range from imposing and threatening international trade tariffs and trying to force through a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia; establishing the Department of Government Efficiency; suspending the refugee resettlement programme, and declaring a national emergency on the southern US border; putting an end to birthright citizenship and ending diversity programmes in federal government, to exiting the Paris Climate agreement and cuts to USAid. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘We have ignored lessons’: how Covid continues to affect lives five years later

The ways the pandemic has shaken Guardian readers’ worlds – from new businesses to difficulty socialisingIt’s been five years since the Trump administration declared a nationwide emergency across the US on 13 March 2020, The announcement came days after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated Covid-19 a global pandemic.Since then, there have been 1,222,603 deaths from Covid in the US. Much of the country, along with the rest of the world, has moved on from the pandemic, with fewer people wearing masks and life returning to the way it was before the outbreak started. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Met Police launch investigation after two found dead in Thamesmead home

Two people were declared dead after emergency services were called to a Thamesmead property

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9 d. ago Cyclone Garance: Reunion Island declares state of emergency after five killed by storm

Flooding and mudslides ravaged the island of about 900,000 residents after the tropical Cyclone Garance made landfall

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9 d. ago Donald Trump to 'declare national emergency on electricity' over bitter Canada trade war

Trump has written a blistering post on his platform Truth Social vowing to double the tariffs on aluminium and steel for Canada, also doubling down that Canada should be a US state

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9 d. ago Markets tank as Trump declares a national emergency amid shocking new Canada tariffs and 51st state threat

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on electricity in the U.S. and doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada.

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9 d. ago Trump declares a national emergency on electricity and says Canada WILL become 'cherished' 51st state

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on electricity in the U.S. and doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada.

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1 week ago Scots cancer patients face waiting times emergency because SNP failed to fix NHS

In his regular column for the Record, the Scottish Labour leader says he would declare a "Waiting Times Emergency" if he becomes First Minister.

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2 w. ago US government issues travel advisory to popular vacation destination

The US Department of State is issuing a Level 2 travel advisory

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2 w. ago Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina under increased fire danger as strong winds threaten region

Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

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2 w. ago Hundreds of wildfires raging across US states as largest forest blaze swells to 3 square miles

Warnings of 'increased fire danger' have been issued in North and South Carolina with a state of emergency declared in one state.

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2 w. ago Councils urged to declare ‘nature emergency’ and draw up plans to help wildlife

Woodland Trust research shows just 12% of UK local authorities have an action plan for reversing declines in nature.

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2 w. ago Residents evacuated, emergency declared as huge fires rage across North and South Carolina

Hundreds of fires are burning across both states

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2 w. ago Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina enter state of emergency as residents evacuated

More than 175 fires have scorched 6.6 square miles, forcing governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

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