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Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO

Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts."Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage is not achieved and sustained in every community, both children and adults will suffer unnecessarily and some will tragically die," warned Gunter Pfaff, the head of the WHO's European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination.

HMS Terror shipwreck offers up secrets of lost Arctic expedition

Almost two centuries after descending to its watery grave, the HMS Terror could offer up new clues to its demise -- and solve one of the most enduring mysteries in the history of Arctic discovery.Canadian parks department officials announced Wednesday the results of a survey of the shipwreck's near-pristine interior -- and revealed that artifacts preserved in the deep might help explain what happened to the polar exploration vessel.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and US President Donald Trump deliver a joint press conference in Biarritz, south-west France on August 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit

US, France reach agreement on digital taxes

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and US President Donald Trump deliver a joint press conference in Biarritz, south-west France on August 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit

G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires

The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to tackle the huge blazes engulfing many parts of the world's biggest rainforest, the presidents of France and Chile announced Monday.The G7 club -- comprising Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States -- has also agreed to support a medium-term reforestation plan which will be unveiled at the UN in September, France's Emmanuel Macron and Chile's Sebastian Pinera said at the G7 summit in southwest France.

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