Health

Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo

Health Canada has given Moderna the green light to launch a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo form of the Ebola virus, which continues to surge throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Portugal recognises over 150 rare diseases in year in which 1,803 rare disease cards issued

Portugal Resident

Portugal recognises over 150 rare diseases in year in which 1,803 rare disease cards issued

Portugal recognised 155 different rare diseases for the first time in 2025 – the year in which 1,803 Rare Disease Cards were issued, 13.2% more than in 2024, covering a The post Portugal recognises over 150 rare diseases in year in which…

Portugal Resident

MPs split on whether to end hybrid Parliament rules

MPs split on whether to end hybrid Parliament rules

During the pandemic, members of Parliament began voting and attending committee meetings from home. Six years later, parliamentarians are divided over whether those hybrid rules should remain in place.

What is Cyclospora? Two deaths as US outbreak puts Europe on alert

What is Cyclospora? Two deaths as US outbreak puts Europe on alert

Cyclospora: Parasite back in the spotlight after two US deaths. Here's what to know about symptoms, transmission, risky foods and the situation in Europe.

Congo Ebola response hit by worker protests over late pay

Straits Times

Congo Ebola response hit by worker protests over late pay

DAKAR, Aug 4 - Ebola response workers in eastern Congo have staged protests this week to call for the government to pay salaries and allowances that they say are nearly three months overdue, as security incidents continue to hamper efforts…

Straits Times

Cancer now leading cause of death in Spain as interest in charitable wills soars

Cancer now leading cause of death in Spain as interest in charitable wills soars

Cancer now accounts for 26.3% of deaths in Spain. In this context, more people are choosing to include social causes in their wills, and interest in charitable legacies reached record levels in 2025.

Customs adopts annual recruitment cycle, announces 3,852 successful candidates

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has announced that the Service is transitioning to an annual recruitment cycle as part of efforts to ensure predictable and efficient manpower planning…

Hallucinations and a bottle of Coca-Cola: The final kilometres of Kubkowski's historic swim across the Baltic

Hallucinations and a bottle of Coca-Cola: The final kilometres of Kubkowski's historic swim across the Baltic

On Sunday evening, Bartłomiej Kubkowski walked onto the shore in Dziwnów after swimming 160 kilometres uninterrupted from Sweden to Poland, setting a world record, and raising close to €200,000 for the fight against cancer.

Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

South China Morning Post

Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

Hong Kong recorded the first fatal paediatric case of influenza this year after a seven-year-old boy died on Tuesday, nine days after displaying symptoms. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said that the boy, who had been in good…

South China Morning Post

ASUU: Our members yet to receive alerts despite Ondo’s N1.1bn intervention

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) chapter, has disclosed that its members are yet to receive salary payment alerts despite the Ondo State Governor approval of a special…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine Daily Inquirer

PH secures P11.5-B Japan loan for universal health care

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has secured about P11.54 billion (30 billion yen or $187.9 million) loan from Japan to bankroll reforms under the government’s Universal Health Care (UHC) program, the Department of Foreign Affairs…

Indonesia urges child vape shield after live-stream controversy

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