Category: World
Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant restarts
Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant restarted Turbine 6 of Unit 3 on Saturday as emergency construction measures and rising water…
Powerful cyclone sweeps northward across the three Baltic states
A powerful cyclone swept northward across the three Baltic states on Saturday, killing two as strong winds, torrential rain and…
Blood pressure medication may slow the progression of a rare and potentially fatal brain disease
An existing blood pressure medication may slow the progression of a rare and potentially fatal brain disease in children, according…
WHO chief pushes back on Trump administration’s plan to scale back child vaccinations
The head of the World Health Organization has pushed back against proposed changes to childhood vaccination policy in the United…
Myanmar floods leave 32,000 people at risk of deepening hunger, WFP says
The UN World Food Programme has launched an emergency response in Myanmar, where monsoon flooding threatens to push already vulnerable…
Attacks on healthcare workers have killed more than 900 people in 2026, WHO says
Attacks on healthcare facilities and medical staff have killed at least 900 people and injured more than 1,400 so far…
Sudanese mothers dying in childbirth as war cuts off access to hospital care, UN warns
Pregnant women in Sudan’s Central Darfur region are losing their babies, and in some cases their own lives, owing to…
Global trade boom is a mirage fuelled by war, UN economists warn
The value of world trade hit a record $13.7 trillion in the first half of this year, but the surge…
Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
Sarah Njeri, SOAS, University of London and Christina Greene, University of Arizona When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz…