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Oktoberfest to return in 2022 after virus hiatus
Germany's iconic Oktoberfest beer festival will once again take place in Munich in 2022 after being cancelled two years running du...
![In western Ukraine, displaced children play to forget war](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/42/57/01/In-western-Ukraine--displaced-child-226736_small.jpg)
In western Ukraine, displaced children play to for...
Inside a play tent for displaced children in western Ukraine, 12-year-old Natan said his cat Marquisa was not acting normally, sle...
![Niger to vaccinate children against malaria](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/1c/ac/54/Niger-to-vaccinate-children-against-124224_small.jpg)
Niger to vaccinate children against malaria
Niger has approved the vaccination of children under the age of five against malaria with a ground-breaking British vaccine, the h...
![China digs in on zero-Covid strategy despite public's frustrations](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8f/17/87/China-digs-in-on-zero-Covid-strateg-266111_small.jpg)
China digs in on zero-Covid strategy despite publi...
China must press ahead with its "magic weapon" zero-Covid strategy, health officials said Friday, despite mounting economic costs...
![Vienna show spotlights Rothschild dynasty conspiracy theories](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/80/7a/03/Vienna-show-spotlights-Rothschild-d-153193_small.jpg)
Vienna show spotlights Rothschild dynasty conspira...
From 19th-century anti-Semitic caricatures to disinformation linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rothschild international banking...
![Kharkiv children fleeing bombs find refuge in Italy](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/83/cf/c7/Kharkiv-children-fleeing-bombs-find-521112_small.jpg)
Kharkiv children fleeing bombs find refuge in Ital...
An Italian aid programme had for years provided Viktoria Shakshyna with a respite from the children's home where she lived in Khar...
![Nepal ganja campaign seeks return of Himalayan high times](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/83/cd/bf/Nepal-ganja-campaign-seeks-return-o-861114_small.jpg)
Nepal ganja campaign seeks return of Himalayan hig...
Nepal's marijuana ban could soon be up in smoke, as lawmakers mull a return to the liberal drug policies that once made the Himala...
![Measles cases soar 400 percent in Africa this year](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fd/e4/89/Measles-cases-soar-400-percent-in-A-561351_small.jpg)
Measles cases soar 400 percent in Africa this year
Africa is facing an explosion of preventable diseases due to delays in vaccinating children, the World Health Organization (WHO) s...
![Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine in children under 6](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/bc/0c/51/Moderna-seeks-US-authorization-for--115566_small.jpg)
Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine i...
US biotech firm Moderna said Thursday it had submitted a request for an emergency use authorization in the United States for its C...
![Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine in children under 6: statement](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/bc/0c/51/Moderna-seeks-US-authorization-for--674357_small.jpg)
Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine i...
US biotech firm Moderna said Thursday it had submitted a request for an emergency use authorization in the United States for its C...
![China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8f/17/87/China-megacity-mass-tests--cancels--228213_small.jpg)
China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after s...
The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one...
![Videoconferencing hinders creativity, study finds](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/11/7d/8c/Videoconferencing-hinders-creativit-506101_small.jpg)
Videoconferencing hinders creativity, study finds
People are worse at coming up with creative ideas during a video call compared to meeting in person, a study said Wednesday, sugge...
![Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/44/e2/bf/Measles-cases-surge-80---other-dise-115020_small.jpg)
Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could foll...
Measles cases have surged by nearly 80 percent worldwide this year, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the rise of the "canary in...
![Dutch fete king's birthday, but blunders cast a pall](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/cd/ab/64/Dutch-fete-king-s-birthday--but-blu-771706_small.jpg)
Dutch fete king's birthday, but blunders cast a pa...
People across the Netherlands came out to celebrate King Willem-Alexander's 55th birthday Wednesday, as the royal family works to...
![Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/75/82/a0/Nearly-60--of-US-population-had-Cov-054502_small.jpg)
Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February
By February of this year, 58 percent of the US population -- more than 190 million people -- had been infected with Covid, accordi...
![Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February: CDC](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/75/82/a0/Nearly-60--of-US-population-had-Cov-153599_small.jpg)
Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February:...
By February of this year, 58 percent of the US population -- or more than 190 million people -- had been infected with Covid, acco...
![Biden doubles availability of Covid therapeutic pills](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4e/19/60/Biden-doubles-availability-of-Covid-077592_small.jpg)
Biden doubles availability of Covid therapeutic pi...
President Joe Biden's administration said Tuesday it is doubling the number of outlets where at-risk Americans can obtain free Cov...
![China's low Covid death toll prompts questions](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/90/bf/c7/China-s-low-Covid-death-toll-prompt-229441_small.jpg)
China's low Covid death toll prompts questions
Two years into the pandemic, China's resurgent Covid-19 outbreak has revived questions about how the country counts deaths from th...
![Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/2c/b4/3b/Beijing-expands-mass-testing-as-loc-011569_small.jpg)
Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears gro...
Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capit...
![What we know about mystery hepatitis strain in children](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/f6/2c/1c/What-we-know-about-mystery-hepatiti-015020_small.jpg)
What we know about mystery hepatitis strain in chi...
An unknown, severe strain of hepatitis has been identified in nearly 170 children across 11 countries in recent weeks, with at lea...
![France's Sister Andre claims title of world's oldest person](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/17/f2/7b/France-s-Sister-Andre-claims-title--088860_small.jpg)
France's Sister Andre claims title of world's olde...
A French nun who recently celebrated her 118th birthday with her traditional port-and-chocolate cocktail is now the world's oldest...
![China's pursuit of zero Covid driving expats away](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a1/d3/e4/China-s-pursuit-of-zero-Covid-drivi-778851_small.jpg)
China's pursuit of zero Covid driving expats away
Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China, but enduring ever-changing Covid rules and five weeks of quarantine...
![The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a2/8c/fa/The-quest-for-a-universal-coronavir-522850_small.jpg)
The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine
As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new Covid-19 variants, some scientists have set their sights higher, aiming for a universal co...
![Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5b/dd/1e/Beijing-Covid-spike-prompts-mass-te-645084_small.jpg)
Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic bu...
Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mas...
![Pakistan reports first polio case in 15 months](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/d6/64/33/Pakistan-reports-first-polio-case-i-474050_small.jpg)
Pakistan reports first polio case in 15 months
Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday he will chair an emergency meeting of a national task force for polio eradication after au...
![Malaria: Killer of African children set for vaccine zap](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/97/b1/1c/Malaria--Killer-of-African-children-763396_small.jpg)
Malaria: Killer of African children set for vaccin...
Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children living in Africa, succumb every year to malaria, an age-old mosquito-borne scourg...
![In north Donbas, denial and fatalism face Russian onslaught](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/74/bf/2c/In-north-Donbas--denial-and-fatalis-685665_small.jpg)
In north Donbas, denial and fatalism face Russian...
After two months of sustained Russian artillery fire, the hamlet of Lysychansk, located just 14 kilometres (nine miles) from Russi...
![UK Covid patient was positive for record 505 days: researchers](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/2e/9a/9a/UK-Covid-patient-was-positive-for-r-868308_small.jpg)
UK Covid patient was positive for record 505 days:...
British researchers believe they have documented the longest-known Covid-19 infection, in a patient who tested positive for a tota...
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Pope clears diary for tests on painful knee
Pope Francis, who has suffered from knee pain in recent months, cleared his diary Friday to undergo medical checks, the Vatican sa...
![S. Korean sports fans can roar again after Covid bans lifted](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/71/65/64/S--Korean-sports-fans-can-roar-agai-331056_small.jpg)
S. Korean sports fans can roar again after Covid b...
South Korean baseball fans and football supporters will be allowed to cheer at stadiums for the first time in two years from Frida...
![Australia primed for 'unparalleled' decade of major sporting events](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/1b/55/96/Australia-primed-for--unparalleled--515645_small.jpg)
Australia primed for 'unparalleled' decade of majo...
Australia will over the next decade host a bumper schedule of major international sporting events as part of a long-term plan to b...
![WHO 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's Covid pill](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/70/04/d2/WHO--strongly-recommends--Pfizer-s--065172_small.jpg)
WHO 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's Covid pill
The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with mi...