Health

Malacañang details allocation of $600-M US health care grant

MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday detailed the key sectors set to receive funding from a USD600 million (PHP36.95 billion) US grant aimed at boosting the Philippine healthcare infrastructure. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters…

S. Korea: Boy dies 3 days after telling police his grandmother beat him

S. Korea: Boy dies 3 days after telling police his grandmother beat him

An 11-year-old boy who died after being taken from a church in South Korea to a hospital had filed an abuse report just three days earlier, raising questions over whether authorities did enough to protect him. A restaurant employee took…

Daily Trust

NASENI: Inside Tinubu’s Push To Turn Nigerian Innovations Into Industry

For decades, Nigeria’s challenge has not been a shortage of ideas. From universities and research institutions to technology hubs and workshops, Nigerians have continued to develop solutions to problems confronting the country. The bigger…

Daily Trust

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

The Hindu

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

Donald Trump called the announcement a ‘major victory for parents’ rights, religious and constitutional rights, and for the gold standard science’

The Hindu

Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

Al Jazeera

Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

A children's hospital has also been struck in Kyiv, according to Ukraine's state emergency service.

Al Jazeera

Court finds man found not criminally responsible for killing mother

Court finds man found not criminally responsible for killing mother

A 31-year-old has been found not criminally responsible for killing his mother at a Gunnedah caravan park, just hours before he was due to see a psychiatrist.

Afternoon Update: RBA holds interest rates; captive birds to be vaccinated; and one of Sam Neill’s final interviews

Afternoon Update: RBA holds interest rates; captive birds to be vaccinated; and one of Sam Neill’s final interviews

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here , and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter Good afternoon. It came as no surprise, but it will be welcome news for homeowners nonetheless. In a…

Loren Legarda extends medical leave from Aug. 11 to 12 – Bantug

Loren Legarda extends medical leave from Aug. 11 to 12 – Bantug

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda extended her medical leave request to August 11 to 12, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug confirmed on Tuesday. “[Sen. Loren Legarda’s] office wrote me today to inform me that “Senator Legarda will be…

Bald Eagle, who nature lovers have been watching online for over 10 years, dies

Times of India

Bald Eagle, who nature lovers have been watching online for over 10 years, dies

Jackie, a bald eagle famous from a live nest camera, has died after weeks of medical treatment. She was rescued in July following a reported fight with two other eagles. The bird received intensive care, including a blood transfusion and…

Times of India

Trump signs order to reduce childhood vaccines and break up MMR shots

Trump signs order to reduce childhood vaccines and break up MMR shots

The revised vaccination schedule recommends immunising children against 11 diseases, six fewer than currently recommended.

AllAfrica

Nigeria: Health Advocates Reject Easing of Advertising Restrictions in Tobacco Bill

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the National Assembly to immediately recall the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 and subject it to a transparent, public health-led review before…

AllAfrica

‘Drops take seconds but change a life for ever’: the women saving India’s remotest people from polio

‘Drops take seconds but change a life for ever’: the women saving India’s remotest people from polio

Shameema and Tanzeela must trek for miles in summer heat to vaccinate children in Kashmir’s highlands as part of a vast national programme Before sunrise, Shameema slips on her worn rubber sandals and checks the insulated box – the ice…