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‘Heat deaths are not inevitable’: WHO pushes Europe to heat‑proof its hospitals
Europe is the fastest-warming continent on the planet, with temperatures rising at approximately twice the global average, which is placing growing pressure on health...
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More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
In a joint alert on Thursday, the UN migration agency, IOM, and UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that both vessels...
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World News in Brief: Schools closed in West Bank, AI in healthcare, Indigenous rights
For more than a year, six schools established by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been inaccessible, and another six have been closed, UN...
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Gulf crisis: Guterres calls for de-escalation, warns against return to full-on war
The fighting has broken an interim truce established under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries in June. The deal sought to end hostilities...
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Security Council LIVE: International Criminal Court briefs on Darfur
On Wednesday, the Security Council heard an update on the International Criminal Court's work in Sudan's Darfur region, referred to...
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New guidance offers hope for reducing the global toll of dementia
More than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Alzheimer's...
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Colombia: Pockets of insecurity challenge ‘vibrant democracy’, Security Council told
“The high voter turnout on 21 June is a sign of the strong desire of Colombians to make their voices...
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Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan’s war, UN warns
In an alert on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, highlighted how the country’s warring parties have looted gum...
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Childhood vaccination rate increases slightly, but millions remain unprotected
The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reveal 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and...
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‘This is a fire’: DRC Ebola outbreak is fastest-growing ever, warns WHO
Why this mattersThird-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.Most new infections come from unknown transmission chains.Virus has spread beyond the original outbreak...
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