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Waikato Hospital ward will not be ready until 2027, health minister says

The new 28-bed ward was supposed to be ready this year.

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More than 400 dead in Dr. Congo’s spreading Ebola outbreak

The highly infectious disease has had a fatality rate of just over 31% since the outbreak was declared in May.

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Kenzo, the Bengal tiger that escaped a Mexican zoo, dies during its recapture

Relief quickly turned to outrage Thursday when Kenzo, the white Bengal tiger that escaped from a private facility in México state five days earlier, was pronounced dead by Profepa, the same federal environmental protection agency that had…

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'No Israeli security without Palestinian freedom; no Palestinian freedom without Israeli security'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation and former hostage negotiator. One thousand days after the outbreak of the Gaza war, Gershon Baskin shares a stark…

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Lagos to receive first state-funded HIV medicine August

Lagos State will be the first sub-national government in Nigeria to independently procure HIV medicine, with the first shipment expected by August. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-to-receive-first-state-funded-hiv-medicine-august/

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Cruise ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak

A Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in San Francisco has seen an outbreak of norovirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said that 102 out of the over 3,000 passengers onboard the Ruby Princess…

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Cornerstone MD prioritises education, health initiatives

Cornerstone Insurance Plc MD highlights education, health, and safety as key pillars of their community development, reaffirming commitment to sustainable Read More…

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Adeleke pledges road completion, health centre after reelection

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke pledges to complete Ejigbo-Iwo Road and new health centre after his reelection, assuring continued infrastructure devel Read More…

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‘Cybercrime now an epidemic’: CM Suvendu Adhikari says need dedicated unit, launches Durga Squad

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Iran war live: Tehran slams US before huge funeral for Ali Khamenei

Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 4,298 people have been killed and 12,196 injured in Israeli attacks since March.

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Dauphin, Man., left with 'very limited' health services as water recedes, flood cleanup begins

Dauphin is in a cleanup phase after heavy downpours flooded basements and led to the evacuation of the western Manitoba city's hospital.

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Health insurance dies with you in technical loophole

Private health insurers can legally avoid ambulance bills because corpses are not considered patients, a loophole that left a grieving widow shocked.