Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic

In this photo dated Oct 1, 2021, Monique Eloit, French Director General of World Organisation for Animal Health, speaks during the Convention on Health Analysis and Management (CHAM) 2021, at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris, France. (PHOTO / CHAM / AFP) PARIS - Governments should consider vaccinating birds against bird...

Russia claims full control of Bakhmut

This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian private miliutary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and...

At least 12 dead in stampede at El Salvador stadium

Rescuers attend an injured man lying on the pitch following a stampede during a football match between Alianza and FAS at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, on May 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) At least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer...

Greeks living abroad vote in general elections

Supporters of Greek Prime Minister and leader of the conservative New Democracy party, wave the party's flags during his main campaign rally in Thessaloniki on May 18, 2023, ahead of Greece's general elections. (PHOTO / AFP) ATHENS - Greeks living abroad started casting their ballots for the general elections on...

Montenegro’s new president takes oath of office

Montenegro's president-elect Jakov Milatovic (center), his wife Milena and outgoing President Milo Djukanovic (right), attend his inauguration ceremony in Podgorica on May 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BELGRADE - The newly elected president of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic took the oath of office on Saturday at the country's parliament in Podgorica....