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AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
Middle East
August 5, 2019
AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa’s airport were preparing to leave with…
WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Health & Fitness
July 27, 2019
WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Electronic cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful” and should be regulated, the WHO said Friday as it warned against the use of…
WHO to implement new health insurance system in Egypt
Health & Fitness
June 9, 2019
WHO to implement new health insurance system in Egypt
John Jabbour, Director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) office in Egypt, confirmed that the WHO is responsible for implementing…
WHO issues first report on ‘100 Million Healthy Lives’ initiative
Egypt
May 30, 2019
WHO issues first report on ‘100 Million Healthy Lives’ initiative
The World Health Organization (WHO) office in Cairo issued the first report on Wednesday on the “100 Million Healthy Lives”…
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Cholera is surging once again in Yemen, with the U.N. reporting that the number of suspected…
Boys rescued from Thai cave were sedated with ketamine
World
April 5, 2019
Boys rescued from Thai cave were sedated with ketamine
(CNN)Medics who treated the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a cave in Thailand last year credit the drug ketamine…
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
World
March 22, 2019
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases…
Defying Trump, Senate votes to end US support for Yemen war
Middle East
March 14, 2019
Defying Trump, Senate votes to end US support for Yemen war
The US Senate on Wednesday dealt a stinging bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump’s foreign policy and his alliance with Riyadh,…
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study
Health & Fitness
February 20, 2019
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study
The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries…
Ebola outbreak worst in history of Democratic Republic of Congo
World
November 12, 2018
Ebola outbreak worst in history of Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing the worst Ebola outbreak in the country’s history, according to officials. More…