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Added on the 26/03/2023 12:24:39 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Governor Chris Christie declares a state of emergency in New Jersey ahead of a potentially historic blizzard along the northeast coast. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
President Joe Biden takes a swipe at rival Donald Trump's desire for "revenge and retribution" during his State of the Union address. SOUNDBITE
Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape declares a 14-day state of emergency in the capital Port Moresby, after 15 people were killed in riots as crowds looted and burned shops, adding that more than 1,000 troops are on standby "to step in wherever necessary" under the emergency decree. SOUNDBITE
Trees and roofs blown off, power lines down, vines crushed: in the small-town of Preuilly, in central France, inhabitants are particularly hard hit by the violent storm that have swept through the department. IMAGES
The World Health Organization declares that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency, almost exactly a year after the disease formerly known as monkeypox started spreading across the world. Following falling cases numbers, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells an online press conference he is "pleased to declare" that he had accepted the advice of the UN agency's emergency committee on mpox to lift its highest level of alarm. SOUNDBITE
The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, says World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. SOUNDBITE