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                                WHO sounds alarm over coronavirus case spike in Europe
                                 
                                New cases of coronavirus are spiking across Europe and the emergence of a new, more rapidly spreading variant of the virus has created an "alarming situation" on the continent, says Dr. Hans Kluge, Europe Director for the World Health Organization. "For a short period of time, we need to do more than we have done and to intensify the public health and social measures to be certain we can flatten the steep vertical line in some countries," Kluge says.Full Story: The Guardian (London) (registration required) (1/7)  
                                     
                                 
                             
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                                UNSC members warn Syria over chemical weapons
                                 
                                Members of the United Nations Security Council this week voiced concern over Syria's failure to honor pledges it made to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to destroy all its chemical weapons. UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu says an OPCW assessment found inconsistencies in Syria's declaration that it has eliminated its stockpile of chemical weapons.Full Story: Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (1/6),  Middle East Monitor (London) (1/7)  
                                     
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                                WMO urges continued efforts to protect ozone layer
                                 
                                A hole in the world's ozone layer over Antarctica in 2020 reached the largest size ever recorded before closing in the final days of December, the World Meteorological Organization reports. "We need continued international action to enforce the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting chemicals," says WMO Atmospheric Environment Research Division head Oksana Tarasova.Full Story: Yahoo/The Weather Network (1/7)  
                                     
                                 
                             
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