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Geopolitics

Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather?

The Guardian – World · Europe

As NHS told to prepare for extreme weather, strain also felt in other areas including transport and farmingNHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, s…

Geopolitics

WHO's Tedros visits DR Congo as Ebola outbreak accelerates

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The head of the World Health Organization warned that "we must urgently and massively scale up all our efforts" against the latest Ebola outbreak, with new cas…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong fatal traffic accidents rise 44% in first half of 2026, with 63 dead

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong recorded a 44 per cent year-on-year increase in fatal traffic accidents in the first half of 2026, with many cases involving elderly victims and olde…

Geopolitics

Afghanistan’s child deaths rising as food distributions face cuts, says UN

The Hindu – World · India

The World Food Program attributed supply shortages to conflict in West Asia and a nine-month border closure between Pakistan and its neighbours, disrupting nut…

Geopolitics

Nigeria cannot build safe schools in unsafe communities

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The Safe Schools Initiative will keep falling short until the lack of security beyond school grounds is confronted.

Geopolitics

Women must not feel pressure to have ‘ideal birth’, says Yvette Cooper

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: New health secretary promises root-and-branch reform after damning maternity scandalsWomen should not feel pressurised into experiencing an “ideal b…

Geopolitics

China’s Nonsmokers Try to Clear the Air, One Confrontation at a Time

The New York Times – World · US

Disputes between smokers and nonsmokers are becoming more visible as a younger generation increasingly refuses to suffer secondhand smoke in silence.

Geopolitics

Protesters demand answers from ICE after second man dies at Delaney Hall

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Anger is growing after a 41-year-old Salvadoran man named Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died at an ICE detention centre.

Geopolitics

'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back'

BBC News – World · Europe

In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted.

Geopolitics

Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital

South China Morning Post – World · China

An 89-year-old patient at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is highly likely to have contracted legionnaires’ disease after drinking water from a contamina…

Geopolitics

Palestinian patients return to Gaza as thousands still await evacuation

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Palestinian patients returned to Gaza after receiving medical treatment abroad, reuniting after years of separation.

Geopolitics

Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia

BBC News – World · Europe

Bob Montgomery died unexpectedly just a day after finishing what he had called 'One Last Ride'.

Geopolitics

Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians

The Guardian – World · Europe

Campaigners say people who have had cancer face discrimination in areas including bank loans, adoption of children and insuranceGerman politicians who have sur…

Geopolitics

Salvadoran man dies in ICE custody at New Jersey detention centre

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Second Delaney Hall detainee death in eight months prompts calls to close facility, demands for answers.

Geopolitics

Immigrant being held at Delaney Hall dies, marking 22nd death in ICE custody

The Guardian – World · Europe

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency saidAn immigrant being held at a New Jersey ICE deten…

Geopolitics

North Korea advises citizens to eat dog meat to beat the summer heat

South China Morning Post – World · China

North Korea’s state media has recommended dog meat soup as protection against summer heat, reviving Pyongyang’s long-running effort to promote the controversia…

Geopolitics

Why are Hong Kong delivery drivers unhappy about proposed payouts for injuries?

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong delivery rider Raj Bhattarai* felt the pain – both physically and financially – after a vehicle rear-ended his motorcycle on the job about a year ago…

Geopolitics

Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but 'scrutiny' will linger

BBC News – World · Europe

The star has taken a "step back" from the spotlight after appearances led to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny".

Geopolitics

There's a reason child vaccination rates are falling - and it's not social media

BBC News – World · Europe

As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations

Geopolitics

US reports first two deaths linked to 'explosive diarrhoea' outbreak

BBC News – World · Europe

The illness caused by parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated food or water is not generally life-threatening, health officials say.

Geopolitics

Study shows why younger generations may be more cancer-prone

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Researchers are observing certain age-related types of cancer more frequently in younger people. A new study suggests this could be because younger generations…

Geopolitics

Extreme heat costs Asia's poorest workers health and wages

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

From Delhi to Quezon, as temperatures soar across Asia's cities, informal workers face a choice: risk their health or lose their income. For many, the effects …

Geopolitics

Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of H.I.V. Prevention Supplies in Ukraine

The New York Times – World · US

No medications were affected, but if new prevention items are not procured, aid groups fear a surge in new infections next year.

Geopolitics

Singapore battles speed of youth radicalisation as concerns mount

South China Morning Post – World · China

Recent arrests in Singapore of young people who succumbed to extremist ideologies and planned attacks, including school stabbings, have sent a chill across the…

Geopolitics

NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services

The Guardian – World · Europe

Body providing care in east London and Bedfordshire accused of ‘unfathomable and unacceptable’ moveAn NHS mental health trust plans to cut a wide range of its …

Geopolitics

As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue

The New York Times – World · US

To help prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has asked postal workers to check in on older people.

Geopolitics

Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol

The Guardian – World · Europe

Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1mFollow our Australia new…

Geopolitics

RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

The Guardian – World · Europe

Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMRRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, o…

Geopolitics

Death toll from migrant rush into Spanish enclave of Ceuta reaches 72

South China Morning Post – World · China

The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 on Sunday, as five more bodies were fo…

Geopolitics

At least 72 died in Spain’s Ceuta migrant rush

The Hindu – World · India

The largest migrant rush into the enclave has caused an international crisis for Spain, with European partners criticising Madrid for its immigration policies.

Geopolitics

Deadly ferry fire leaves dozens missing in Indonesia’s Java Sea

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Deadly ferry fire leaves dozens missing in Indonesia's Java Sea

Geopolitics

'Job loss, financial stress': Pune family of 3 dies by 'suicide'; note found

Times of India – World · India

A family of three in Pimpri allegedly attempted suicide by inhaling poisonous fumes. The father died at the scene, and his wife and daughter later succumbed to…

Geopolitics

At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The ship was carrying 271 passengers and crew members when the blaze broke out as it sailed eastwards from Java.

Geopolitics

U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme

The New York Times – World · US

The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutritio…

Geopolitics

US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases rise

The Guardian – World · Europe

Authorities in Delaware tackle cluster with vaccination and contract tracing – but field has been weakened by cutsMeasles outbreaks are igniting throughout the…

Geopolitics

How retirees can win against rising healthcare cost in Hong Kong

South China Morning Post – World · China

Retiree Philip Kong says he realised Hong Kong’s healthcare system needed a wake-up call when he discovered that receiving treatment for his prostate condition…

Geopolitics

Indonesia: At least 5 dead in ferry fire

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Search and rescue officials report some 41 missing after a fire on a ferry near the Indonesia island of Madura. The cause of the blaze remains unclear.

Geopolitics

Search for missing triathlete who entered water during amber rainstorm warning

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong emergency services are searching for a missing 59-year-old man who may have drowned during the swimming leg of a triathlon in the city amid an amber …

Geopolitics

Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car amid ‘extreme heat’ warning

South China Morning Post – World · China

An elderly woman who developed heatstroke while taking shelter in a car was the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern pre…

Geopolitics

How Virunga Park protects people and gorillas from Ebola in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Health checkpoints and surveillance aim to contain the outbreak and protect endangered mountain gorillas.

Geopolitics

Shady lip service: experts warn against illicit beauty treatments in Hong Kong

South China Morning Post – World · China

Beauticians from outside Hong Kong are performing illegal cosmetic procedures such as botulinum toxin and filler injections in the city, with middlemen setting…

Geopolitics

Why Uganda seems to be winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR Congo

BBC News – World · Europe

Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital roughly two weeks ago.

Geopolitics

Current Ebola outbreak worst ever in DR Congo, WHO says

BBC News – World · Europe

The current strain has so far killed 1,587 people, and there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment.

Geopolitics

More women die in heatwaves, but biology 'isn't main cause'

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

In country after country, more women are dying from the heat than men. But researchers say biology isn't the main reason. Age, working conditions, and unequal …

Geopolitics

‘It will take time to change smoking culture,’ official says after 1,200 site checks

South China Morning Post – World · China

Changing the smoking culture on the city’s construction sites will “take time”, Hong Kong’s labour commissioner has said as authorities completed 1,200 site in…

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