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Ukraine's foreign minister warns European Union leaders that if they fail to agree to open membership talks with Kyiv at their summit this week it will have "devastating consequences". SOUNDBITE
Yangon, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- The lack of oxygen supply and the distrust of the population towards the military junta has aggravated the Covid-19 situation in Myanmar, which is currently suffering a serious outbreak.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE UP TO REFILL OXYGEN TANKS IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
With the war in Gaza entering its fifth month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that if Israel pressed into the southern city of Rafah, as it reportedly plans to do, it "would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences." "It is time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages", he adds at the top of a speech to the General Assembly presenting his 2024 priorities. SOUNDBITE
"The United Nations considers it impossible for (the relocation of more than 1.1 million people to southern Gaza) to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences," warns a UN spokesman in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
The EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned Tuesday that Chinese regulations governing the transfer of data out of the country, including a revised anti-espionage law, could have "unintended consequences". "This may be an issue of systemic concern and it may affect all internationally active companies, not only European companies but also Chinese companies," he said. SOUNDBITE