Health

Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains, as outbreak outpaces response

Stuff

Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains, as outbreak outpaces response

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track despite an expanding…

Stuff

Triple murder makes headlines in the UK and South Africa

France 24

Triple murder makes headlines in the UK and South Africa

In tonight's show, a murder case making the headlines, a man is wanted in the UK over the death of his wife and two daughters. Also, the WHO warns the numbers for the Ebola crisis in DRC may be four times higher. And the Leopards' jacket a…

France 24

The Punch

US gripped by major outbreak of intestinal infections

Nearly 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection, have been reported across 34 US states. Learn about the outbreak and its suspected causes. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-gripped-by-major-outbreak-of-intestinal-infections/

The Punch

CNA

Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrike on police station kills 8

An Israeli airstrike on a police station in northern Gaza killed eight people, Gaza authorities said, while Israel said it targeted Hamas militants.

CNA

Oil supplies 'more precarious' now than Middle East war outbreak - expert

"It doesn't take much to tip things over the edge and the price will spike very high," a former Marsden Point boss says.

Man punches glass door at Ghaziabad police booth after waiting 40 mins, bleeds to death

Times of India

Man punches glass door at Ghaziabad police booth after waiting 40 mins, bleeds to death

A 22-year-old man died from bleeding outside a police booth after no response. He injured his hand punching a glass door in frustration while seeking help. Two women constables inside the booth did not open the door due to his aggressive…

Times of India

CDC says lab-confirmed US cases of diarrhoea-causing parasite top 1,600, expects count to rise

CDC says lab-confirmed US cases of diarrhoea-causing parasite top 1,600, expects count to rise

Lab-confirmed cases linked to a US outbreak of cyclosporiasis have risen to 1,645, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, up by more than 800 cases from its last update a week ago. Cases have now been reported…

Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August

The Guardian

Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says they are scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuce What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea? Federal health officials said they expect the…

The Guardian

Homeless mental health patients still being kept in hospital for too long

Health NZ says it's not uncommon for someone to remain in inpatient care for longer than clinically necessary - days or weeks - while suitable accommodation is arranged.

Bomb Disposal Unit official martyred in IED explosion in KP's Peshawar district: police

Bomb Disposal Unit official martyred in IED explosion in KP's Peshawar district: police

PESHAWAR: A member of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police was martyred on Tuesday while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) inside an abandoned police post in Peshawar’s Hassan Khel subdivision…