#BREAKING Europe's Covid case surge 'more worrying' than in months and its vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow': @WHO
@WHO#UPDATE The World Health Organization slams Europe's vaccine rollout as "unacceptably slow" which it says is prolonging the pandemic as the region sees a "worrying" surge in coronavirus infections
@WHO#UPDATE WHO Europe says only 10% of the region's total population have received one vaccine dose, and 4% have completed a full vaccine series u.afp.com/UghF
@WHO#UPDATE The #WHO on Thursday slammed Europe's "unacceptably slow" Covid #vaccine rollout and warned of a "worrying" surge in cases, as France became the latest country to impose new restrictions to combat soaring infections u.afp.com/Ug8H
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Salvage teams begin removing mangled train carriages after Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people, as flags fly at half-mast across an island plunged into mourning u.afp.com/UgHy
Survivors of Taiwan's worst rail crash in decades recount their desperate efforts to find loved ones in the twisted wreckage of the train at what should have been the start of a holiday weekend u.afp.com/UgHt
Map locating major rail accidents around the world since 2011 #AFPgraphics
#BREAKING US employment surges 916,000 in March, jobless rate falls to 6.0%: govt
#UPDATE The US pandemic recovery picked up speed in March with a massive rebound in employment, according to government data released Friday, gains driven by business reopenings and accelerating vaccinations u.afp.com/UgKp
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden hails new jobs figures showing a massive rebound in March as a sign of hope "at long last" for the recovery of an economy devastated by the pandemic
World powers and Iran have agreed to meet for talks next week in Vienna on the nuclear deal with Tehran, with mediators due to hold "separate contacts" with the US, the EU says
#UPDATE World powers and Iran agree to meet for talks next week in Vienna on the nuclear deal with Tehran, with mediators due to hold "separate contacts" with the US, the EU says u.afp.com/UgzQ
#BREAKING US confirms to join nuclear deal meeting, 'open' to direct talks with Iran
#BREAKING Russia to take 'measures' in case Western troops sent to Ukraine: Kremlin
#UPDATE The Kremlin says Moscow would be forced to take measures if the West sends troops to Ukraine to buttress its ally, amid reports of a Russian troop buildup on the border u.afp.com/UgD2
📸 A Ukrainian soldier fires at Russia-backed separatists near Novolugansk
#BREAKING Biden affirms 'unwavering support' in call to Ukraine's Zelensky amid Russian troop buildup
The International Crisis Group (ICG) warns the war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region risks dragging on for months and even years, with both sides eyeing a military "knockout blow" that appears unrealistic u.afp.com/UgaN
#BREAKING G7 urges 'swift, unconditional and verifiable' Eritrean withdrawal from Tigray