Health

Healthline calls in reinforcements amid biggest flu outbreak in 10 years

The health service has been handling about 20 percent more calls than normal following a surge in flu.

Five people in ACT die from suspected overdoses in a fortnight

ABC News

Five people in ACT die from suspected overdoses in a fortnight

Health and emergency services have issued a warning about the presence of potentially lethal drugs circulating in the territory.

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International students comprise majority of HIV cases detected at Wuhan port

International students comprise majority of HIV cases detected at Wuhan port

International students accounted for more than half of the HIV infections identified among individuals entering China through the city of Wuhan over the past few years, although the number of cases remained low, according to customs data…

Fire at Shizuoka shipyard leaves one dead, nine sent to hospital

Japan Times

Fire at Shizuoka shipyard leaves one dead, nine sent to hospital

A fire broke out on a ship under construction by Kanasashi Heavy Industries while several people were working inside.

Japan Times

Shettima inaugurates road in Rivers

Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the 33.5km Elele-Umudioga-Egbeda-Ubimini-Akpabu-Ikiri-Omoku Dual Carriageway in Rivers State, constructed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara’’s administration. The road, which runs through Ikwerre…

Central Africa shuts gold mine after deadly collapse

Central Africa shuts gold mine after deadly collapse

The Central African Republic has temporarily shut a gold mine near the Cameroonian border after a landslide killed dozens of people earlier this week, the country’s mines minister said Thursday. Rufin Benam-Beltoungou visited the Zamboye…

Asia faces scam ‘epidemic’ threat as gangs exploit agentic AI, cybercrime expert warns

Asia faces scam ‘epidemic’ threat as gangs exploit agentic AI, cybercrime expert warns

Online scam syndicates that rely on trafficked workers, guarded compounds and vast call-centre-style operations could soon become more threatening by exploiting agentic AI to run some fraud operations autonomously, a cybercrime expert has…

MDCN tasks 132 new doctors on professionalism, patient care

MDCN tasks 132 new doctors on professionalism, patient care

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has urged 132 newly inducted medical doctors from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, to uphold professionalism, integrity and respect for patients and colleagues throughout their careers…

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan returned to jail after hospital checks

France 24

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan returned to jail after hospital checks

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was transfered back to prison after being examined at the public PIMS hospital in Islamabad early Friday, not the private clinic ordered by the court. Sentenced to 17 years in prison alongside…

France 24

Third case of H5 bird flu found in Wellington region

The northern giant petrol was found on a remote Cape Palliser beach.

Nigeria kidnap victims escape ‘hellfire’ captivity, beaten, malnourished

The Hindu

Nigeria kidnap victims escape ‘hellfire’ captivity, beaten, malnourished

In total, 308 people were freed in what the government called the largest single-day rescue operation. But at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital in Ilorin, a long road to recovery lay ahead

The Hindu

Third bird flu case found in Wellington region

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