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    US mortgage rates fall for second week, but 30-year fixed rate remains above 7%

    US mortgage rates fall for a second week, but the 30-year fixed rate remains above 7%. (Pexel/Representative image)
    World News
    Published 10 days ago

    What we know about Shamonda, the livestock virus linked to a human infection for the first time

    The World Health Organization logo at is headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 17 days ago

    Russia pushes back against reports of possible 2nd case amid plague outbreak fears

    Russia rejects ‘false’ plague reports as WHO seeks answers over lab worker’s death and possible second case. (Photo by TATYANA MAKEYEVA / AFP)
    World News
    Published 32 days ago

    WHO unsure how Russian lab worker died in suspected plague case, official says

    The WHO said it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician -- and on reports of "a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause".
    World News
    Published 32 days ago

    ‘Very deep discussion’: Trump-Putin call scheduled over suspected plague case in Russia

    Earlier on Monday, Trump said that the US would be willing to assist Russia if needed.
    World News
    Updated 33 days ago

    WHO seeks answers as Russian lab worker's death sparks plague fears

    This undated photo released in 2019 by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab.
    World News
    Updated 33 days ago

    Ebola outbreak may be four times larger than official data estimates: WHO

    WHO officials suggest that the reality of the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be two or four times larger than what official data anticipates
    World News
    Published 121 days ago

    1,000 Ebola cases confirmed with 254 deaths in Congo outbreak, say authorities

    A drone view of displaced people from the Kigonze camp attending the burial of suspected Ebola victims at Nyamurongo Cemetery, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026.
    World News
    Updated 139 days ago

    Palestinian embassy appeals to India for medical aid amid healthcare collapse

    According to the embassy, only 19 out of 36 hospitals in the territory remain "partially operational", while also underscoring the devastating condition of the hospitals in Gaza.
    World News
    Updated 142 days ago

    WHO withdraws from immunisation operations in Punjab, health dept takes over

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formally withdrawn from direct immunisation operations against vaccine-preventable diseases (diphtheria, polio, and measles) in Punjab. All responsibilities have been transferred to the state’s health department. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 145 days ago

    Ebola had 'big head-start,' WHO chief Tedros warns

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola outbreak “had a big head start” (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP)
    World News
    Published 158 days ago

    Ebola recoveries bring hope in Congo, suspected cases emerge in Italy, Brazil

    Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has his temperature checked as he tours CEM, during his visit to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
    World News
    Updated 161 days ago

    WHO chief concerned over ‘scale, speed’ of Ebola outbreak as 134 dead in Congo

    In Congo, 30 cases have been confirmed, WHO chief Tedros later told a meeting of the UN health agency’s emergency committee.
    World News
    Published 173 days ago

    Global lessons from Ebola emergency

    Pandemic preparedness, until recently a bipartisan baseline, has become a partisan project. The erosion of trust in public health expertise is such that measles — once eradicated by vaccines in the developed world — has made a comeback. (Reuters)
    Editorials
    Published 174 days ago

    Ebola virus outbreak declared health emergency by WHO; no vaccine for strain

    Health workers move a patient to a hospital after he was found to have Ebola.
    World News
    Updated 176 days ago

    Bridging Boundaries: Senior WHO official’s memoir launched

    First woman regional director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia region. (WHO)
    Health
    Published 179 days ago

    Hantavirus cruise outbreak update: What happens to the passengers on board?

    Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by a hantavirus outbreak, board a bus at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
    World News
    Published 183 days ago

    WHO reassures Spanish island residents ahead of hantavirus-hit ship's arrival

    World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom speaks to reporters at a command post which is to coordinate evacuation efforts of the passengers and crew of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.
    World News
    Updated 183 days ago

    Where did hantavirus originate? The many unanswered questions about outbreak

    Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde.
    World News
    Updated 184 days ago

    Hantavirus outbreak timeline: First case on April 11 to global contact tracing

    TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026.
    World News
    Updated 186 days ago

    Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

    An aerial view of an ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits as they approach the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius
    World News
    Updated 187 days ago

    Race to find port for hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

    The priority is to evacuate two crew members who require urgent care.
    World News
    Published 187 days ago

    What is human hantavirus that has led to havoc on cruise ship off Africa coast

    The WHO also stated that it had been told that there were no rats onboard the ship hit by hantavirus.
    World News
    Updated 187 days ago

    Low risk to public, no travel restrictions needed: WHO on hantavirus outbreak

    An archive image of the cruise ship Hondius, in Vlissingen, Netherlands May 17, 2025.
    World News
    Updated 188 days ago

    What is Hantavirus? How does it spread? Atlantic cruise ship cases spark concern

    This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde
    World News
    Published 189 days ago

    Bangladesh launches emergency measles-rubella drive after 100+ child deaths

    A nurse treats a child suffering from measles at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 6, 2026, amid a countrywide outbreak.
    World News
    Published 216 days ago

    'Cicada' Covid variant sparks concerns. Should we be worried? All that we know

    BA.3.2 variant of Covid, nicknamed 'Cicada', has been designated a SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring (VUM), WHO said.
    World News
    Updated 221 days ago

    Nurse dies after recovering from Nipah in Bengal's Barasat

    The 25-year-old had first developed symptoms in early January after returning home on December 31 for the New Year holidays. (Picture for representation)
    India News
    Published 269 days ago

    'Nipah is rare but serious', warns WHO chief, says cases confined to India

    Passengers talk with airport authorities in the thermal-scanning area at Soekarno Hatta International Airport.
    India News
    Updated 281 days ago

    India logs Nipah virus cases: Should we be concerned? All you need to know

    India logs Nipah virus cases: Should we be concerned? All you need to know
    India News
    Updated 282 days ago
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