Geneva — The World Health Organization on Tuesday listed 17 pathogens that cause widespread disease and death, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, for which it said new vaccines were “urgently needed.” …
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WHO continues talks to prepare world for pandemics
geneva — World Health Organization member countries resumed negotiations Monday to finalize an agreement on pandemic prevention, with outbreaks of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 stressing the urgency of reaching an agreement …
your ads here!Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
CALI, Colombia — Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-week …
your ads here!Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing, but more vaccines needed to stamp out virus
Goma, Congo — Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a …
your ads here!Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures
KARACHI — Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home mandates and closing primary schools. The city held …
your ads here!Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles, but the switch to electric is a bumpy ride
ADDIS ABABA — As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car. That aligned with the government’s new efforts to phase …
your ads here!Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
RENO, Nevada — Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, …
your ads here!Time to ‘fall back’ an hour as daylight saving time ends
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark by late afternoon for the next few months in the United States. Daylight …
your ads here!Agreement signed at UN summit gives Indigenous groups voice
CALI, Colombia — After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future …
your ads here!Robot retrieves first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
TOKYO — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power …
your ads here!Winter depression is real, and there are many ways to fight back
As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their bodies and brains. “It’s a feeling of panic, fear, anxiety and dread …
your ads here!World’s largest captive crocodile dies in Australia
sydney — A 5.48-meter Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more …
your ads here!COVID-19 shots banned at public health district in Idaho, likely first in US
A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccinations to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to …
your ads here!WHO says more than 50,000 vaccinated against mpox in DR Congo, Rwanda
geneva — More than 50,000 people have so far been vaccinated against mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the World Health Organization’s chief said on Friday. The outbreak …
your ads here!Toxic smog cloaks New Delhi a day after Diwali festival
NEW DELHI — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushed air pollution to …
your ads here!Bird flu infects 3 more people; number of human cases in US grows to 39
Bird flu has infected three more people from Washington state after they were exposed to poultry that tested positive for the virus, according to health authorities in Washington and in …
your ads here!Fourth mass coral bleaching prompts UN emergency session at Colombia biodiversity summit
The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to protect coral reefs under threat of extinction. Research this year shows that 77% of the …
your ads here!China-Russia cooperation blocks Antarctic conservation proposals
taipei, taiwan — China and Russia are deepening cooperation in Antarctica in a trend that analysts say could undermine marine conservation efforts and disrupt the long-standing status quo in the resource-rich …
your ads here!Militant attacks in Pakistan hinder polio immunization campaigns
washington — Militant groups have intensified attacks against polio vaccination teams and their police escorts in Pakistan amid a dramatic resurgence of polio cases in the country. Officials say because of …
your ads here!US detects H5N1 bird flu in pig for first time
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — H5N1 bird flu had been confirmed in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. …
your ads here!Britain identifies its first case of new mpox variant
LONDON — Britain has detected its first case of new mpox variant clade Ib, the country’s health security agency (UKHSA) said Wednesday, adding that the risk to the population remained low. …
your ads here!Record 8 million people diagnosed with TB in 2023, WHO reports
london — More than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, the highest number recorded since the U.N. health agency began keeping track. …
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