Hospital nurse dies in Uganda in first Ebola virus outbreak since 2022, health ministry says
KAMPALA: A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in […]
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Trump military executive orders on DEI, vaccines, transgender troops
U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., […]
Biden tests positive for Covid, cancels speech in Las Vegas
U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn to board Marine One for travel to Nevada from the White House in Washington, U.S., July […]
Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining vaccine coverage. Geneva: Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, […]
Chinese Scientist Filed Covid Sequence Weeks Before Official Release: Report
Beijing: A Chinese scientist sought to publish the genetic profile of the coronavirus two weeks before Beijing formally released the sequence, as per federal documents […]
Study Says China Experimenting With Deadly Virus, Experts Say «This Madness Must Be Stopped»
It is unclear from the study’s results how it might affect humans. Chinese scientists are experimenting with a deadly virus that that has a 100 […]
Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an […]
WHO asks China for details on surge of respiratory illness in kids
The WHO has formally requested that China share detailed information about a recent increase in respiratory illnesses, citing unconfirmed media reports of undiagnosed pneumonia in […]
Global rice markets are in crisis amid ‘artificial’ shortage
Rice is a crucial staple for over half the global population and the world is bracing for its most significant shortage in 20 years. India’s […]
44-year-old travels to every country in the world — without flying
Danish traveler Torbjorn Pedersen says he is the first person to visit every country in the world — without flying. It’s a feat that took […]