Turned back from Gaza, aid shipments sit in warehouses, on roadsides
Responding to international outrage sparked by images of starving Gazans, Israel on July 27 announced measures to let more aid ...
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Gaza malnutrition death toll rises as Israeli attacks kill at least 67
A six-year-old Palestinian boy and a 30-year-old man have died from malnutrition, the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza has said, ...
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Floating lanterns for peace on 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Hundreds gathered near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima to mark 80 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb. ...
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What is the chikungunya virus, how are countries such as China battling it?
United States health officials are urging travellers to remain vigilant as a mosquito-borne virus continues to circulate across parts of ...
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Dangerous Mekong River pollution blamed on lawless mining in Myanmar
Houayxay, Laos – Fishing went well today for Khon, a Laotian fisherman, who lives in a floating house built from ...
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Video: WHO chief says 2.1 million people face starvation in Gaza
NewsFeedThe Director-General of the World Health Organisation has warned more than two million people in Gaza are facing starvation, as ...
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Sand, dust storms affect about 330 million people due to climate change: UN
Nearly half the global population has also been exposed to dust levels exceeding WHO safety thresholds.A new report by the ...
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UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children
Numbers of children requiring hospitalisation for complications due to severe malnutrition rising as WHO warns ‘health system is collapsing’.More than ...
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Palestinians to raise flag at WHO for the first time after vote
The WHO is currently undergoing a transformation as it looks ahead to life without its biggest donor, the US The ...
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WHO members adopt landmark pandemic agreement in US absence
Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic.Members of the World Health Organization ...
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