Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2022, with reported cases of gonorrhea jumping by nearly a half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said as it released its most recent data on Thursday.Syphilis cases rose by 34% from the previous year, to more than 35,000, and chlamydia…

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One person was killed and three were injured on Thursday in a fire at an oil refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran.The fire started in a furnace during repair work, according to state TV reports.A 38-year-old man died, and the injured were taken to the hospital, with one in critical condition.A…

Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of people, including four children, found in a house in the southern part of the city.A seventh person was hospitalized with serious injuries.Ottawa police have taken a suspect into custody in connection to the incident.Police in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, were investigating Thursday the deaths…

Ursula von der Leyen, the current head of the European Commission, received an endorsement from the European People’s Party for a second term.The endorsement took place during a meeting in Bucharest ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections.Von der Leyen’s reappointment still requires approval from EU member states’ leaders.The European…

Climate change and a drought have forced Morocco’s famous public baths to close a few days a week in an effort to save water.The public baths, known as hammams in Arabic, have been fixtures of Moroccan life for centuries.Some are asking why the government chose not to ration water at…

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The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Filipino military outpost in the South China Sea shoal.This follows an incident where four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Filipino ships.Chinese coast guard and militia ships have blocked Filipino ships delivering supplies.The Philippines will not…

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he is concerned by “unsafe and destabilizing behavior” in the South China Sea.Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collided on Tuesday near a disputed shoal, leaving four crew members injured.Albanese’s remarks came as his country wrapped up a three-day summit of the Association of…

The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, visited Russia to address concerns about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.The nuclear plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.Despite the plant’s reactors being shut down for months, it still requires power…