Australia pledges action on H5N1 after bird flu case confirmed
Australia confirmed its first mainland H5N1 bird flu case in a seabird near Esperance, WA.
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‘Mistrust’ leaves ebola patients receiving treatment too late
A growing sense of mistrust is hampering efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Published On 16 Jun 2026
Red Cross warns Ebola outbreak in DRC not yet peaked, could last a year
The Red Cross says it is ‘very difficult’ to know the extent at which the epidemic is spreading.
Gaza children running out of time to treat blast-induced hearing loss
Gaza children increasingly developing hearing impairments due to repeated exposure to blasts.
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Police, mourners clash over coffin of suspected Ebola victim in DRC
Clashes have broken out between police and mourners during a funeral of a suspected Ebola victim in the DRC.
Published On 15 Jun 2026
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Medical teams in Goma face mistrust from relatives of Ebola victims
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have spiked up to 782.
Published On 14 Jun 2026
‘Making history’: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia
Colombia has passed the first legislation in Latin America to outlaw female genital mutilation. But barriers remain.
Costs, careers and choice: Why Indians are having fewer children
India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has dropped to 1.9 children per woman – lower than the benchmark level of 2.1.
Alarm as Ebola spreads into new areas of DR Congo
Cases are being identified in new health zones on a near-daily basis, warns WHO’s head of epidemiology.
Air India crash: Grieving families say justice remains elusive a year later
A lottery visa that turned into a death warrant. A grieving father fighting deportation, as relatives await reparation.
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DR Congo arrive in the US for the World Cup after Ebola quarantine
DRC squad arrived on a flight from Paris after US authorities insisted they serve a 21-day quarantine period elsewhere.
