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Geopolitics

Rats versus pets: Hong Kong dog owners want rodent poison in boxes, not bags

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong pet owners have called for environmental authorities to place rat poison in boxes instead of hanging them in transparent bags, with one owner saying …

Geopolitics

New Zealand doctor bills US embassy for rising fuel costs: ‘payment expected within 7 days’

South China Morning Post – World · China

A New Zealand doctor has sent the US embassy in Wellington an invoice for his clinic’s fuel bills, saying that President Donald Trump and his administration sh…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong committed to helping mainland China’s health standards ‘go global’

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong is committed to helping mainland China’s medical and health standards “go global”, with the local health minister hailing the city’s first time hosti…

Geopolitics

NHS rehabilitation care staff shortage fails stroke patients, say health leaders

The Guardian – World · Europe

People receive rehab only three to four days a week in hospital – and one to two days once they are discharged, data suggestsThe NHS is failing stroke patients…

Geopolitics

Over 1,000 fall ill as sewage mixes with drinking water in Jaipur

Times of India – World · India

Ward 45 in Sushilpura faces a health crisis as sewage contaminates drinking water, sickening over 1,000 residents, particularly children and the elderly. Damag…

Geopolitics

Australia says it won’t raise drug prices after Trump’s 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals imported into US

The Guardian – World · Europe

Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medicationsGet our breaking news…

Geopolitics

Trump threatens 100% tariff on US drug makers that don’t strike deals to lower prices

The Guardian – World · Europe

New tax will hit branded drugs and active ingredients while exempting generics for at least one yearSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter al…

Geopolitics

UK drug exports to US spared tariffs under deal critics say will cost NHS billions

The Guardian – World · Europe

‘Partnership’ on drug pricing also gives patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending treatments British drug exports to the US will escape…

Geopolitics

Children’s hospital in Tehran keeps hopes and smiles alive during war

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Staff at the Children’s Medical Center organise activities to offer a joyful experience to children in hospital.

Geopolitics

CDC temporarily halts testing for several infectious diseases amid staffing shortages

The Guardian – World · Europe

Federal agency, which normally supports state and local public health labs, has been hobbled by staff departuresSign up for the Breaking News US email to get n…

Geopolitics

Sarpanch pati to menstrual hygiene: Raghav Chadha’s push in Parliament and on Insta

Times of India – World · India

The Aam Aadmi Party has replaced Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader with Ashok Mittal, signaling a strategic shift in parliamentary roles. Chadha, …

Geopolitics

Hong Kong can become global hub for autism support, Unesco official says

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to foster an inclusive society for people with autism, with a Unesco official saying the city has the potential to become a glob…

Geopolitics

We entered Race Across the World to honour dying wish

BBC News – World · Europe

Margo Oakley and her brother-in-law Mark Blythen bonded when their sister and wife Julia was terminally ill.

Geopolitics

Australia to crack down on gambling ads after years of criticism

BBC News – World · Europe

Australians lose more money to gambling, per capita, than anywhere else in the world.

Geopolitics

Nearly 1,200 children killed or injured in Yemen despite truce: NGO

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Save the Children says nearly one in two child casualties are due to landmines and explosive remnants of war.

Geopolitics

Europe Pushes for a Gentler Internet for Children

The New York Times – World · US

The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially for children.

Geopolitics

Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill civilians, witnesses say

BBC News – World · Europe

Powerful blasts destroyed homes and sparked panic in the city of Bujumbura on Tuesday night.

Geopolitics

Undiagnosed TB pose challenge for South Africa, Mozambique

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Africa is making progress in reducing tuberculosis (TB). But experts say missed cases and drug-resistant infections are complicating the fight, particularly in…

Geopolitics

Head of NHS England ‘really worried’ about medicine supplies

The Guardian – World · Europe

Jim Mackey responds to concerns about cost implications and supply disruption link to war against IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe head of the NHS in E…

Geopolitics

More than 200,000 fled Lebanon for Syria in March: UNHCR

The Hindu – World · India

Lebanon was pulled into the West Asia conflict in early March when Israeli-U.S. strikes killed Iran's supreme leader and Tehran-backed Hezbollah responded by f…

Geopolitics

Tyre hospital ‘hit five times’ since start of Israel’s attacks on Lebanon

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

A hospital in southern Lebanon has been subjected to Israeli attacks for a fifth time, as Israeli forces advance further

Geopolitics

‘Should never have been prescribed’: private UK cannabis clinics face call for tighter regulation

The Guardian – World · Europe

Family pushing for greater controls after inquest finds Oliver Robinson’s prescription was ‘obstacle’ to proper careOliver Robinson felt he had exhausted conve…

Geopolitics

Sexual violence part of 'everyday life' in parts of Sudan, charity says

BBC News – World · Europe

Victims describe how they have been targeted while carrying out everyday activities.

Geopolitics

Gazan mother reunited with evacuated daughter after two years

BBC News – World · Europe

The girl is among at least eight children who were premature newborns when they were evacuated during heavy fighting in Gaza at the start of the war.

Geopolitics

AIIMS Delhi trained nurse Nisha Mehta appointed as Nepal health minister

Times of India – World · India

- Anuja Jaiswal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India with 18 years in narrative journalism. - Specializes in health and heritage reporting, sim…

Geopolitics

José Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican national, dies in ICE detention in LA

The Guardian – World · Europe

Security staff at the Adelanto detention center found Ramos unconscious and unresponsive in his bunkA Mexican immigrant has died at a detention center outside …

Geopolitics

Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence

The Guardian – World · Europe

‘There is no doubt that the cells and tissues of the oral cavity, the mouth and the lungs are altered by inhalation from e-cigarettes,’ academic saysGet our br…

Geopolitics

‘I’m always watching’: A mother’s vigil in Mexico’s cancer system

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Luisa, 24, navigates a health system far from home on the family’s stretched budget, hoping to save her son’s vision.

Geopolitics

Sixty-six ways to fix Germany's expensive healthcare system

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

A special commission has presented a raft of proposals aimed at curbing Germany's spiraling healthcare costs. But whether the government can impose them is ano…

Geopolitics

Authorities rule out smoking areas at construction sites under proposed ban

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong labour authorities have ruled out setting up designated smoking areas under a proposed ban on lighting up at construction sites due to “enforcement d…

Geopolitics

Tai Po fire survivors mourn heroine who alerted neighbours to flames

South China Morning Post – World · China

Survivors of Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades have mourned a woman who heroically knocked on neighbours’ doors to alert them to the flames but died in th…

Geopolitics

Displaced families in Sudan struggle as aid falls short

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

WFP aid disruption in Sudan’s White Nile State leaves thousands of displaced families cut off.

Geopolitics

Number of people helped by RNLI in UK and Channel Islands doubled in 2025

The Guardian – World · Europe

Charity believes Middle East crisis may lead to even busier spring and summer in 2026The number of people helped by RNLI lifeguards on the beaches of the UK an…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong’s autism support services are fragmented. Can the private sector help?

South China Morning Post – World · China

In the first of a series on challenges facing Hong Kong’s growing autistic population, Fiona Sun examines how the city can mobilise stronger support from the p…

Geopolitics

Navigating autism in Hong Kong

South China Morning Post – World · China

- Hong Kong’s autism support services are fragmented and under-resourced, causing long waits for affordable public care. - Experts highlight the need for bet…

Geopolitics

LA county sheriff’s deputy dies after medical emergency during relay race

The Guardian – World · Europe

Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heatLos Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas …

Geopolitics

NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service

The Guardian – World · Europe

Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’NHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait t…

Geopolitics

India accounts for 1 in 10 global maternal deaths: Lancet report

Times of India – World · India

India’s long-term numbers reflect both progress and persistent gaps. Maternal deaths fell sharply from about 1.19 lakh in 1990 to 36,900 in 2015 and further to…

Geopolitics

NHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait times and performance in England

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: Health secretary’s pledges in doubt as analysis shows health service will not deliver key improvementsThe NHS is set to miss key targets to shorten …

Geopolitics

US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report

The Guardian – World · Europe

Shift seen away from from traveling to states with legal abortion in favor of telehealth and mail-order pillsThe abortion rate is holding steady in the US desp…

Geopolitics

Brace yourself for conditions at fire-hit Wang Fuk Court, returning residents told

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong authorities have warned former residents of fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court to brace themselves for the conditions in their home when they return next mo…

Geopolitics

Keir Starmer says UK will ‘have to act’ to curb addictive features of social media

The Guardian – World · Europe

In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’Keir Starmer has …

Geopolitics

‘A cruel penalty’: disabled people face lower benefit payments if conditions not deemed lifelong

The Guardian – World · Europe

Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ criteria, say charitiesHundreds of thousands of severely ill and disab…

Geopolitics

India at 116: Why India’s growth isn’t translating into happiness

Times of India – World · India

Despite India's rapid economic growth, the World Happiness Report ranks it low, highlighting that material progress alone doesn't ensure well-being. Factors li…

Geopolitics

First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm

The Guardian – World · Europe

Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impactThe UK will have its first Easter without the traditional barr…

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