The coronavirus epidemic remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) chief warned Monday, telling the world to keep getting vaccinated and boosted, use antivirals, and heed directions from the Switzerland-based instrumentality. State health bodies have also been cautioned to “continue to monitor individual and public response” to directions. Speaking at the opening... 

Legal groups have warned against Victoria’s plan to extend its state of emergency by 12 months, arguing that to comply with human rights obligations parliament should favour the “most limited possible option” when granting extraordinary powers. Victorian law currently allows the government to declare a state of emergency for four weeks at a time and to extend that declaration for up to six months. The... 

Due to the soaring price of gas in America, police departments in several Michigan counties have told officers to manage “whatever calls are possible” over the phone as they have already exceeded their fuel budget for 2022 in June. Welcome to Biden’s America. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that it is “feeling the pain at the pump,” and has “exhausted what funds... 

During Friday’s United Nations Security Council (UNSC) emergency meeting, representatives for Ghana, India, Brazil, Kenya, China, Mexico and Gabon voiced concern about Russia’s claims that the United States is secretly funding illegal biological research in Ukraine and other countries across the globe. As Western nations and their media lapdogs continue to echo the narrative that accusations of... 

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced over the weekend that starting Sunday the military will deploy medical help to hard-hit Italy, the coronavirus epicenter in Europe which has seen its death toll take record jumps in the past days, now reaching 5,500 killed from the disease. The Kremlin said the emergency aid was initiated on orders from President Vladimir Putin after he spoke with Italian... 

The Chinese city of Wuhan has been placed under quarantine in an effort to stop the spread of the killer coronavirus believed to have originated there. No one will be allowed to enter or leave Wuhan, a city of 11 million in China’s Hubei province, beginning 10am Thursday, just ahead of Saturday’s Lunar New Year, which marks one of the country’s busiest travel seasons. The quarantine... 

Pollution in the Indian capital of New Delhi reached its highest level so far this year on Sunday, with the city declaring a public health emergency. The air quality index in the world’s most polluted city has registered a score of more than 900 – far beyond the score of 500, which qualifies as “severe-plus”. In comparison, the air quality level in London on Sunday topped out... 

Commissioners in Nevada’s Lincoln County have unanimously voted to pre-sign an emergency declaration ahead of the “Storm Area 51” raid event that’ has collected more than 2 million RSVPs and counting on Facebook. On Monday, the county board voted 4-0 to approve the emergency declaration in preparation for the event that could draw a huge number of curious visitors to the mysterious site. “We... 

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people . A WHO expert committee declined on three previous occasions to advise the United Nations health agency to make the declaration for this outbreak, even though other experts say it has long met the required conditions.... 

Tornadoes and violent hailstorms killed six tourists including two children in northern Greece late Wednesday, police said. Estimates of the injured ranged from at least 30 to more than 100 after the sudden and violent storm hit Halkidiki, near the city of Thessaloniki, on Wednesday night. Trees were uprooted, vans flipped over and motorcycles scattered through the streets by gale-force winds, as... 

Trump is declaring executive emergencies so he can bypass congressional approval to sell tens of billions of dollars worth of advanced military weaponry to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Another promise made, promise kept!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trump 2020 youuuuuhuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!! Trump did promise to arm the Muslims to the teeth with the latest weaponry. In fact this was his main campaign promise... 

Rockland County in New York have been forced to declare a medical state of emergency after vaccine-refusing Orthodox Jews brought the disease back to America after visiting Israel, state officials have confirmed. Citing pockets of resistance that are impeding the county’s efforts to stem a measles outbreak that has risen to 153 cases since October, Rockland officials declared a state of emergency... 

Storm Herwart has caused major traffic disruptions, floods and chaos across Central Europe. Powerful gusts of more 100 km/h uprooted trees and damaged public infrastructure, killing several people in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. Two people died in Poland and two in the Czech Republic, all four hit by falling trees. Poland’s meteorology institute issued gale warnings for as many as... 

In the wake of sexual assault allegations committed by Harvey Weinstein, the Academy of Motion Pict/ure Arts and Sciences has called for an emergency board meeting to address the fallout. The 54-person board of executives, actors, and directors – including Stephen Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Whoopi Goldberg – released a statement on Wednesday condemning Weinstein’s behavior as “repugnant”... 

A state of emergency has been declared on the island of Montreal, Canada, for the first time since 1998, due to devastating flooding caused by torrential rains and melting snow. The measure allows authorities to order forced evacuations of homes. Several streets and bridges in the Montreal region have been closed due to flooding. More than a dozen schools were told to remain closed on Monday, Montreal...