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Geopolitics

AusAlert test: what time will national emergency warning siren sound on phones in Australia today? Here’s what to know

The Guardian – World · Europe

National emergency test alert will be sent to all compatible mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phonesFo…

Geopolitics

India saw more than 5,000 child adoptions last year, highest in a decade

Times of India – World · India

India saw a record 5,022 children adopted between April 2025 and March 2026. Domestic adoptions accounted for 4,603 children, while inter-country adoptions num…

Geopolitics

‘Not standard’ for Taylor Farms to ask White House to delay cyclospora recall, ex-FDA head says

The Guardian – World · Europe

Scott Gottlieb responds to report that company contacted the White House seeking to delay a recall announcementFormer Food and Drug Administration commissioner…

Geopolitics

Infant formula maker insists product safe after recalls in Hong Kong and Macau

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Dutch maker of Friso, a popular powdered infant formula brand, has stressed that tests show its product is safe, despite a recall of a product batch in Hon…

Geopolitics

How can Alzheimer’s patients in Hong Kong buy ‘more golden hours’ with family?

South China Morning Post – World · China

In the third of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Victor Ting looks at how advances in early screening and new drug therapies …

Geopolitics

Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight

BBC News – World · Europe

The Mediterranean diet was a blueprint for healthy living, yet Italian children are among the most overweight in Europe according to WHO.

Geopolitics

Three-year-old dies after falling into open septic tank

Times of India – World · India

The Child Was Travelling From Nagpur To Omkareshwar With His Family

Geopolitics

More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passed

The Guardian – World · Europe

Analysis finds more than 4 million Americans lost Snap benefits, or food stamps, from July 2025 to March 2026More than a million children across the US have lo…

Geopolitics

Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Outbreak is spreading at the fastest rate ever recorded as confirmed cases in DRC surpass 3,000.

Geopolitics

Dozens dead after buses collide in eastern Syria

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The crash on a route notorious for deadly accidents prompted a large-scale rescue operation.

Geopolitics

Bus Collision in Syria Kills 35, Health Ministry Says

The New York Times – World · US

The accident occurred when a civilian bus collided with another carrying members of the Syrian security forces on a highway in the center of the country.

Geopolitics

Hong Kong issues 21 smoking fines on construction sites in first 6 days of ban

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong authorities issued 21 fixed-penalty notices in the first six days of a citywide ban on smoking on construction sites, the labour commissioner has rev…

Geopolitics

Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers' health.

Geopolitics

Reclaiming stolen childhoods: swimming classes resume in Gaza after three years of war

The Guardian – World · Europe

In sea pools built with sandbags and rubble, Amjed Tantesh gives traumatised children brief respite from their daily livesSwimming classes have started again i…

Geopolitics

Chinese weight-loss trend of mixing tea with enemas sends many to hospital

South China Morning Post – World · China

An unconventional weight-loss remedy of drinking a mixture of an external-use constipation medication with tea has trended on Chinese social media, sparking do…

Geopolitics

4.1cr kids obese, ICMR seeks tighter curbs

Times of India – World · India

- Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India with 18 years in narrative journalism. - Specializes in health and heritage reporting, simplifying complex he…

Tech & Startups

Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine

Wired · Global

Big Tobacco studied nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine for decades but never marketed them. Now, Chinese vape makers are using them to sidestep US regulat…

Geopolitics

Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sectorHundreds of thousands of care …

Geopolitics

Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can revealWater company bosses’ total pay rose over the past year despite …

Geopolitics

With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access

The New York Times – World · US

Companies in Africa and India will make generic versions of the pill that could cost as little as $5 per person per year. But access to the drug and other new …

Geopolitics

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

The Guardian – World · Europe

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cutsA US study has found a 70% drop in hospital admis…

Geopolitics

‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.

Geopolitics

As Laos’ methanol poisoning case begins, victims’ families, friends slam ‘cover-up’

South China Morning Post – World · China

Almost two years after six travellers died and one survivor was left blind from suspected methanol-tainted drinks in Laos, the criminal case over the incident …

Geopolitics

‘Rats everywhere’: numbers caught are up 323%. So why are authorities not worried?

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong resident Yau Suk-ming was startled in her kitchen when her daughter turned on a countertop blender and a rat leapt out into the open. The rodent scur…

Geopolitics

Road crashes killed a record 1.8 lakh in 2025; 502 people daily

Times of India – World · India

- India recorded 1.8 lakh road crash deaths in 2025, averaging 502 daily deaths, the highest since data collection began. - The 2025 toll marks the worst ann…

Geopolitics

Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does

BBC News – World · Europe

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting.

Geopolitics

How Sudan war is putting cancer patients at risk

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

How Sudan war is putting cancer patients at risk

Geopolitics

Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says

BBC News – World · Europe

Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.

Geopolitics

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

The Hindu – World · India

A total 453 people had hospital treatment for heat-related issues on Wednesday, the most since records began in 2010, the Tokyo Fire Department said. Emergency…

Geopolitics

India sends 4.5 tonnes of medical aid to Kenya to boost Ebola preparedness

The Hindu – World · India

India has been among the first responders during Kenya’s public health emergencies

Geopolitics

Lenacapavir will slow HIV infections if there's enough of it and it reaches at-risk groups

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Lenacapavir is one injection, twice a year. It's a big improvement for people in high-risk groups, currently taking a pill a day against HIV infection. But its…

Geopolitics

University to roll out screenings at pharmacies to uncover osteoporosis cases

South China Morning Post – World · China

The University of Hong Kong will roll out a screening programme at pharmacies across the city early next year to identify people at high risk of osteoporosis a…

Geopolitics

Guyana ferry disaster: families demand answers as around 100 feared dead

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Officials say 76 of the roughly 179 people believed to have been aboard survived, and 53 bodies have been found so far.

Geopolitics

Delivered online from across the country: Food and support reach CJP protest

Times of India – World · India

Supporters nationwide send food and medicines to protesters at Jantar Mantar. Students organized a golgappa cart to serve the assembled demonstrators. Delive…

Geopolitics

PM Modi urges youth to lead vision of Viksit Bharat

Times of India – World · India

- PM Modi emphasizes urgent action against youth drug abuse in New Delhi. - Highlights need for coordinated efforts to address the crisis. - Focus on youth…

Geopolitics

A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers

BBC News – World · Europe

This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.

Geopolitics

Canadian Wildfire Evacuees Outraged Over Lacking Support and Communication

The New York Times – World · US

Residents of northwestern Ontario say their warnings about fires they spotted were dismissed and official information as the flames spread often didn’t come at…

Geopolitics

France records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave

The Guardian – World · Europe

Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperaturesFrance recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths durin…

Geopolitics

A Mexican Town Was Known for Lettuce. Now It’s Because of Cyclospora.

The New York Times – World · US

In central Mexico, a lettuce-growing region has been potentially linked to an outbreak in the U.S. that has sickened thousands.

Geopolitics

You think it's just another viral fever, but could it be your heart?

Times of India – World · India

Seasonal illnesses often mimic heart attack symptoms, causing confusion for patients. Doctors note that fatigue and chest discomfort can be mistaken for viral…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong, UAE hubs could act as global early warning system for pandemics: study

South China Morning Post – World · China

Targeted viral surveillance of transit passengers at just two major aviation hubs, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, could speed global detection of new …

Geopolitics

People with secret ‘safe phones’ advised to turn off devices during national test of AusAlert emergency warning

The Guardian – World · Europe

Ten-second ‘siren’ to blare on most phones on Monday as part of national test despite reservations from some statesFollow our Australia news live blog for late…

Geopolitics

Head of Indonesia’s troubled free meals agency resigns, citing health and stress

South China Morning Post – World · China

The chief of the Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reas…

Geopolitics

Lack of defibrillators could put 16m at risk of death by cardiac arrest in England and Wales

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: Research shows millions live more than a 1km round trip from 24/7 accessible deviceMore than 16 million people in England and Wales risk dying from …

Geopolitics

More than 140 dead, missing on refugee boat stranded off Mauritania

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Boat carrying migrants and refugees from Africa ran out of fuel, leading to a tragedy with 143 dead and 38 rescued.

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