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Vaccination campaign in Lebanon aims to curb swift cholera spread

Health officials in Lebanon are aiming to dispense half a million anti-cholera doses in the coming weeks. It started in neighbouring Syria and poor sanitation and contaminated water systems are contributing to its rise. Al Jazeera’s @Zeina Khodr reports from northern Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #WHO #cholera

North Korea implements nationwide COVID lockdown

North Korea has entered its fourth day of nationwide lockdown in what’s reported to be its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak. State media are reporting 42 deaths, a figure that’s likely to rise. With hundreds of thousands of suspected cases, many worry that a health crisis is already well under way… Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodayan reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #NorthKorea #COVID

UK: Johnson fights for his premiership after MP defects to Labour

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has again told Parliament he would not resign over the so-called “partygate” scandal. Johnson faced a barrage of ridicule and demands to stop telling lies. He urged everyone to wait for the outcome of an inquiry into parties at his Downing Street home during coronavirus lockdowns. Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports from London. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UK #BorisJohnson

K-food sparks latest Korean craze in West amid pandemic

After K-pop, K-drama and K-movies, K-food has become the latest South Korean export to have gained worldwide popularity and become a lucrative market. During the pandemic, global sales of instant Korean noodles surged, especially in the West. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #K-food #K-pop #Korea #Korean #US

Africa Cup of Nations set to begin in Cameroon

The African Cup of Nations gets underway in Cameroon in less than a week. The football championship was supposed to be held in 2020 – but was pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, security concerns threaten its staging. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Africa #Cameroon #COVID

Israelis concerned as deadly bird flu spreads amid COVID crisis

A deadly strain of bird flu has killed up to 6,000 cranes in northern Israel. It comes as the country sees a surge in the Omicron variant of coronavirus in people. The area has been sealed off over fears bird flu could cross over into humans. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports from Jersualem, Israel. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Israel #BirdFlu #COVID