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DR Congo: Ebola spreads as agencies brace for child victims

“Every day, cases are being identified in new health zones. And that reflects really the scale of this outbreak, a scale that is much...

World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease spread, heatwaves spark public health crisis in Europe

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm on Thursday over the rioting and destruction in Northern Ireland resulting from the attack which...

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

The fast-moving outbreak, which has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, is caused by the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus. WHO’s Health Emergency...

‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo

Damien Mama, interim Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, arrived in the provincial capital Bunia on Sunday, where he will assess response efforts and strengthen coordination in support...

Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola

The family carried out the burial themselves – potentially exposing dozens more people to the virus. The incident offers a stark illustration of one of...

World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia

In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centres, case management, surveillance efforts and the delivery of essential medicines...

Florida Senate Happenings

The Senate will convene on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. for Special Session E.Calendar10:00 — 11:00 AM SESSION Roku: 2 Location: The Senate Chamber Meeting Records15...

OpEd: Federal Vaccine Changes Risk Florida Families’ Freedom

Washington is weighing changes to long-standing childhood vaccines -- and Florida parents are paying close attention. In conversations across the state, one thing comes...

Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks

Condemning the daytime attacks, the UN’s top aid coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, said that several cities were targeted, including the capital, Kyiv, Kryvyi...

New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

These recommendations are expected to benefit over 750 million adults who want to quit all forms of tobacco including cigarettes, waterpipes, smokeless tobacco products,...

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