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19th Mar 2024

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Officials worried at infection-surge on Greek holiday islands

The Greek government has sent police to holidays hotspots such as Mykonos and Ios as concerns mounted over tourists flouting health measures amid the tourism season, especially among the young, The Guardian reported. The cluster of 13 Greek south Aegean islands was marked 'dark red' on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control map on Thursday, meaning all but essential travel to and from the region is discouraged.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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