Geopolitics
Liberia’s kush crisis: The hidden trade behind a generation at risk
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
As kush spreads across Liberia, families face the fallout while traffickers remain largely out of reach.
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Geopolitics
Should Hong Kong regulate loot boxes as addiction issues arise in mobile gaming?
South China Morning Post – World · China
Playing strategic and role-playing mobile games has been a major leisure activity for Peter Lee* since he graduated in 2020, when social distancing measures du…
Geopolitics
US Senate’s Fauci hearing renews COVID origin debate but reveals little
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Hearing underscores years-long partisan divide on lightning-rod issue fuelled by misleading White House claims.
Geopolitics
At least 25 people killed, dozens injured in Algeria bus crash
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens others injured in a bus crash in Algeria.
Geopolitics
HIV prevention drug could reduce cases globally but USAID cuts prevent access, say experts
The Guardian – World · Europe
Injectable PrEP drug holds promise but investment in HIV prevention has declined dramatically worldwideSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New in…
Geopolitics
Despite immense power, the US delivers neither butter nor bullets
South China Morning Post – World · China
In America today, many low-income workers and households can’t get adequate healthcare or pay for food. Depending on who you ask, medical costs are the number …
Geopolitics
Giving birth in Serbia: 'You leave your dignity at the door'
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
A months-long DW investigation into childbirth in Serbia revealed a striking pattern in women's negative experiences, the widespread use of practices not unive…
Geopolitics
Why is it difficult to contain the growing Ebola outbreak in DRC? | Explained
The Hindu – World · India
When did the outbreak start? What is the progress on the vaccine?
Geopolitics
Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
The New York Times – World · US
The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.
Entrepreneurship
Taco Bell’s Parent Company Refused to Say 1 Word on Its Earnings Call. Crisis Experts Think They Know Why
Inc. · Global
On the call, executives defended the brand’s recovery and emphasized improving customer sentiment—without mentioning one prominent word.
Geopolitics
Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, says Congo
The Hindu – World · India
The outbreak declared on May 15 is unlike most previous Ebola outbreaks because the Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments
Geopolitics
Germany's heat death toll nears 10,000
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Germany's heat-related death toll for 2026 has already surpassed every full-year total since 2016 — and is expected to climb as another spell of extreme temper…
Geopolitics
Why the US has declared only its second-ever national blood crisis
Indian Express – World · India
- American Red Cross faces second national blood crisis due to four-year summer low donations, risking delays in surgeries and trauma care. - Summer trauma s…
Geopolitics
India’s West Bengal shells out for eggs in school meals after outcry
South China Morning Post – World · China
India’s West Bengal state will bring back eggs to free school meals after a backlash against a decision by its Hindu nationalist government to replace them wit…
Geopolitics
War and shortages push Gaza hospitals to breaking point
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Gaza’s collapsing health system leaves dialysis patients, amputees and trauma survivors without vital care.
Geopolitics
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation
The Guardian – World · Europe
US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any…
Geopolitics
Why did Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment? Senate hearing explained
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
The former top US health official invoked the amendment as Republicans questioned him over COVID-19.
Geopolitics
Trump cuts WHO off from Gavi vaccine alliance funding
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Decision follows long-running feud between Trump and UN group.
Geopolitics
Fauci refuses to answer questions at heated US Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins
South China Morning Post – World · China
Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination at a contentious US Senate hearing on Wednesday, refusing to answer questi…
Geopolitics
UK’s PM Burnham vows to fix Britain’s ‘unfair’ adult care system
South China Morning Post – World · China
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged on Wednesday to take difficult decisions to overhaul England’s adult social care system, saying he wanted to work w…
Geopolitics
Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins
BBC News – World · Europe
The former top US health official said he feared Republicans could try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.
Geopolitics
Why Anthony Fauci invoked Fifth Amendment at Covid-19 Senate hearing
Indian Express – World · India
- Dr. Fauci invoked Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination during a Senate hearing, citing potential prosecution over pandemic handling. - Senate hearin…
Geopolitics
Anthony Fauci invokes fifth amendment right not to answer questions in Senate hearing on Covid-19 – live
The Guardian – World · Europe
Medical adviser says he invokes right to refrain from answering questions, accusing Rand Paul of having ‘obvious obsession’ with himSign up for US Breaking New…
Geopolitics
Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham
The Guardian – World · Europe
Introducing the legislation would be ‘very challenging’ until care system improved, PM saysUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said the assisted …
Geopolitics
Authorities arrest 14 in crackdown on unlicensed hawkers, seize 600kg of food
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s hygiene authorities have arrested 14 people during a citywide crackdown on unlicensed hawkers and seized 600kg (1,320lbs) of food, some of which wa…
Geopolitics
Fauci, in private diary, reflected on Covid’s origins and his own fame
Indian Express – World · India
- Dr. Fauci’s 2020 diary entries reveal uncertainty about the virus’s origin, noting the Wuhan market was an amplifier, not the source, and his internal debate…
Geopolitics
Haitians living in fear as Temporary Protected Status ends in the US
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
New York’s Haitian community is living in limbo and fear after Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was terminated Monday.
Geopolitics
'A lover of life' - Seattle pays tribute to food festival shooting victims
BBC News – World · Europe
Families grieved on Monday as they remembered the three people killed in a shooting at a food festival.
Geopolitics
‘The dream I carried is gone’: Miscarriages rise amid trauma of Gaza’s war
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
At al-Awda Hospital, doctors say about 70% of pregnancy losses they see are linked to Israel's genocide and blockade.
Geopolitics
‘No freedom at all’: Israeli closures leave West Bank patients trapped
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Palestinians face hours-long waits at Israeli military checkpoints, forcing women to give birth outside hospitals.
Geopolitics
Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Health minister urges people in the country 'to remain alert' and continue observing public health measures.
Geopolitics
Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak
The Hindu – World · India
Data from the Congolese Health Ministry showed that 1,437 patients have died out of the 3,262 cases, is the fastest Ebola outbreak on record, concentrated in t…
Geopolitics
Hong Kong parents rush babies for check-ups over infant formula lead scare
South China Morning Post – World · China
Worried Hong Kong parents who bought a popular powdered infant formula are taking their children for medical check-ups after a batch of the product was found t…
Geopolitics
What’s behind China’s recent spike in Covid-19 cases? And is it anything to worry about?
South China Morning Post – World · China
China has seen a spike in Covid-19 in recent weeks, overtaking influenza as the top respiratory pathogen for the first time this year, but most patients experi…
Geopolitics
Chinese husband jumps into deep well to stay with wife after cicada hunt goes wrong
South China Morning Post – World · China
A woman in eastern China who was catching cicadas one evening with her husband accidentally fell into a sewage manhole, while the spouse, worried about her saf…
Geopolitics
Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
The Guardian – World · Europe
Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 OctoberRoyal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale pos…
Geopolitics
China turns to public for help in deadly dam collapse probe after Typhoon Maysak
South China Morning Post – World · China
The Chinese government has appealed to the public for clues as part of its investigation into a reservoir dam that collapsed in southern China earlier this mon…
Geopolitics
Ebola response workers strike in DR Congo as death toll spikes
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, have gone on strike.
Geopolitics
How early screening saved Hong Kong woman from her family’s liver cancer fate
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hongkonger Ms Lam has long known she is carrying a ticking time bomb after her mother and grandmother died of liver cancer. Her mother was completely asymptoma…
Geopolitics
With rapid Ebola aid, China shows itself a reliable partner of Africa
South China Morning Post – World · China
When Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), met Jiang Feng, head of China’s mission to the African Union…
Geopolitics
Coast Guard airlifts ailing seafarer from ship off Gujarat coast despite adverse weather
Times of India – World · India
- Indian Coast Guard airlifted seafarer to safety off Gujarat coast during challenging medical evacuation. - Operation involved navigating rough weather cond…
Geopolitics
'Amnesia' about measles risk and low vaccination rates have helped US infections grow
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
The latest US data show measles cases from January to mid-July 2026 totaled more than all cases in 2025. Experts blame a fall in vaccination and warn that peop…
Tech & Startups
Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall
Wired · Global
Ads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are painting prescription stimulants in a negative light while promoting supplements for ADHD that lack evidence.
Geopolitics
Seven suspected new bird flu cases are ‘evidence of spread’ into Australian wildlife, experts warn
The Guardian – World · Europe
BirdLife Australia says discoveries of sick and dead local seabirds in South Australia show outbreak is ‘taking hold’Follow our Australia news live blog for la…
Geopolitics
Ebola infections in DR Congo surge to 3,200, with 1,405 deaths
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Cases have surged by 1,000 in just 10 days as outbreak continues to spread across five provinces.
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