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Four more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to seven
Kenya has confirmed four new Ebola cases, the health ministry said Saturday, including another relative of the first victim and three healthcare workers who treated him.
Pope celebrates mass in hospital after cancer operation
Pope Leo XIV celebrated mass on Friday at the hospital where he is recovering from a lung cancer operation, as seen in the first images of him released by the Vatican since the procedure.
'No place to breathe': life in Indonesia's fire epicentre
Irvan Maulana has struggled with shortness of breath and a cough as wildfire smoke cloaks the Indonesian city of Palangkaraya. But he is a doctor, and patients keep arriving.
Mobile clinics battle Mongolia's childhood dental 'disaster'
Inside a traditional Mongolian ger in the sprawling suburbs of Ulaanbaatar, children queue to have their teeth checked at a mobile dental practice that roams the vast country, providing treatment that is hard to come by in remote areas.
Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after cancer operation
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while post-surgery tests show his progress is "normal", his doctors said Wednesday.
Pope out of bed, progress 'normal', doctors say
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating following an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, and has undergone post-surgery tests which show his progress is "normal", his doctors said Wednesday.
Pope Leo has cancerous growth removed in lung operation
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said.
Pope Leo in Rome hospital for lung operation
Pope Leo XIV entered a Rome hospital smiling and waving Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.
Pope to have surgery to remove lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he would have an operation "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage".
Pope to be operated on for lump on lung
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage".
Pope says to be operated in 'coming days' for lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage".
Swiss captain Xhaka gets suspended fine for fake Covid cert
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka has been fined 150,000 Swiss francs ($180,000) after admitting using a forged Covid vaccine certificate during the pandemic when he played for Arsenal.
Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian city grapples with plague scare
When a woman died of suspected plague in Siberia last week, Oksana was in the maternity ward for observation.
After botched execution, US woman was nearly taken off life support before revival
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was almost taken off life support before she regained consciousness, her lawyer said Wednesday, as a court ordered prison authorities to preserve evidence in the case.
WHO says cannot conduct full risk assessment on Russia plague reports
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not have the whole picture from Russia on the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician.
Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bio-weapon
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon.
Russia's plague scare: What we know
The death of a plague laboratory worker in Siberia last week has made global headlines, with Russian media suggesting hundreds were under quarantine and US President Donald Trump expressing concern.
Fierce lobbying in EU over 'forever chemicals'
The European Union is under pressure to ban "forever chemicals" but a battle is heating up over the toxic substances known as PFAS in Brussels, where industry groups are seeking as many exemptions as possible.
'Nobody seems to care': Russian city shrugs off plague reports
Reports of a plague laboratory worker's death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed.
Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker
Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing special anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as the UN's health agency said the risk to the country was low.
Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country.
Moscow denies sanitary measures over plague reports
Russian authorities denied Tuesday that special restrictions had been introduced over reports that a laboratory technician died of plague, even as Washington said it was closely monitoring events.
Russia downplays plague reports as Trump offers US help
Russia on Monday sought to downplay reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, even as President Donald Trump said Washington was closely monitoring the situation and offered US help.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures
The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday.
Viral anti-vax posts weaponise Philippine inoculation fears
When Jenette Torres Odena's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him.
Polish activists open first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
Polish activists have opened the country's first-ever abortion locker, allowing women to access pregnancy-terminating pills anonymously and immediately in the country with some of Europe's strictest abortion laws, an AFP photographer confirmed Wednesday.
Polish activists opens first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
Polish activists have opened the country's first-ever abortion locker, allowing women to access pregnancy-terminating pills anonymously and immediately in the country with some of Europe's strictest abortion laws, an AFP photographer confirmed Wednesday.
North Korean leader 'extremely obese': Seoul spy agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is understood to be "extremely obese", Seoul's spy agency said Wednesday, citing its latest assessment of the reclusive leader's health.
Embolo follows Xhaka out of Swiss squad over fake Covid documents
Switzerland striker Breel Embolo has been left out of the squad for the upcoming Nations League matches after being sanctioned for using forged Covid-19 test certificates during the pandemic.
Bacteria suspected in deaths of hundreds of baby whales off Argentina
A bacterial infection is suspected of killing hundreds of baby whales in the southern Argentine region of Patagonia, a marine mammal expert told AFP on Thursday.
Mobile boat clinics bring healthcare to India's remote islands
An infant lets out a feeble cry as a doctor administers a routine but vital injection aboard a mobile boat clinic, part of a network serving remote riverine communities in northeastern India.
US aid cuts are killing Kenyan sex workers
Under an unmarked block of concrete in a Nairobi cemetery lie the remains of Judy, an HIV-positive Kenyan sex worker, who died just hours before she was due to meet AFP last month, one more victim of US aid cuts.