Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated
As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without...
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Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia
Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit record low temperatures Weather authorities...
North Korea locks down capital Pyongyang over respiratory illness
Residents told that rising cases mean they must stay home for five days and do frequent temperature checks Authorities in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang,...
More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022
Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwide More journalists were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean...
Eswatini: murder of pro-democracy activist prompts outrage
Fears security agencies may have been involved in shooting of Thulani Maseko in his home on Saturday Authorities in Eswatini have promised a full investigation...
Mexico’s ex-security chief took ‘millions in bribes’ from cartel, US court hears
Trial begins in Brooklyn court for Genaro García Luna, who is accused of protecting the violent Sinaloa cartel The trial of a former top Mexican...
WHO urges action after cough syrups linked to more than 300 child deaths
Deaths in the Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan due to kidney injury associated with contaminated medicines, the WHO said The World Health Organization has called for...
Brazilian police name alleged ‘mastermind’ behind murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Police chief says Rubens Villar Coelho, whose nickname is Colômbia, ordered the murders of the British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert Brazilian police have named...
Brazil’s female diplomats in new equality push after dark days of Bolsonaro
Movement to tackle lack of diversity within Brazil’s foreign office coincides with Lula’s return to power More than a century after Maria José de Castro...
Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction
Martinez Zogo’s kidnapping is the latest in a string of attacks against journalists in the African country The mutilated body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist...