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UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
World

UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths

Social media giants must crack down on anti-vaccination posts that are fueling Samoa’s deadly measles epidemic from afar, UNICEF’s Pacific…
UN says armed attacks in eastern Congo kill Ebola responders
World

UN says armed attacks in eastern Congo kill Ebola responders

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Armed groups have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief…
Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’ of DR Congo: WHO
World

Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’ of DR Congo: WHO

Efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made “significant progress”, with the virus now…
Libya’s instability a focus of concern at UN: AP Explains
Middle East

Libya’s instability a focus of concern at UN: AP Explains

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj will be representing only part of the country when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly…
Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list
World

Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list

Beijing’s notoriously bad air quality has improved in recent years and the Chinese capital is expected to drop out of…
Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce
Middle East

Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce

Forces battling for control of Libya’s capital agreed to a truce Saturday, on the eve of the Muslim festival of…
20,000 school children infected with Hepatitis C
Egypt

20,000 school children infected with Hepatitis C

Mohamed Hassani, Assistant Minister of Health for Health Initiatives and Director of the National Anti-Hepatitis C Campaign, announced that 20,000…
Egypt takes measures to treat 1 million African from Hepatitis C
Egypt

Egypt takes measures to treat 1 million African from Hepatitis C

The head of the National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH), Waheed Dos, announced on Friday that the…
World powers call for an end to deadly Libya fighting
Middle East

World powers call for an end to deadly Libya fighting

France, Britain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Italy on Tuesday called for an immediate end of hostilities in…
At least 100 migrants walk free from shelled detention center in Tripoli
Middle East

At least 100 migrants walk free from shelled detention center in Tripoli

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan officials allowed at least 100 migrants to walk free on Tuesday from a detention center in…
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