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Is there mercury in the fish we eat? Amazonians tap WhatsApp to find out

A community of Indigenous peoples worried that mercury used by gold miners was contaminating the fish they eat. So they created a DIY team to find out more.

WEKU

Share the Data, WHO Urges China at COVID Surge Talks

The World Health Organization met Chinese officials for talks on Friday about the surge in Covid-19 cases, urging them to share real-time data so other countries can respond effectively. The rise in infections in China has triggered concern around the globe and questions about its data reporting, with low official…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Share data, WHO again tells China during COVID surge talks

The World Health Organization says it has ‘again’ asked Chinese officials for regular sharing of real-time data.

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World Health Organisation urges China to strengthen its Covid response as cases surge

It comes as UK government announces travel restrictions for passengers from China

The Independent UK

WHO urges China to share specific data regularly on COVID situation

The World Health Organization on Friday once again urged China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country, as it continues to assess the latest surge in infections.

Reuters

WHO says China COVID travel restrictions ‘understandable’

Many countries are imposing restrictions on travellers from China because of a surge in infections.

Al Jazeera

Victoria issues health warning as potentially lethal Strep A cases rise

A state health department has issued a warning about a disease responsible for several deaths in the UK over the last couple of months.

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Indian pharma under scrutiny again after 18 Uzbek child deaths

Among the world’s biggest drug exporters, India investigates the firm whose cough syrup has been linked to the deaths

Al Jazeera

Cough Syrup Deaths: Congress Links Gambia Incident With Uzbekistan, BJP Hits Back

The death of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly after having cough syrup manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical firm. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Lack of info on China's COVID outbreak stirs global concerns

Moves by the U.S., Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough

The Independent UK

How a scrappy African startup could forever change the world of vaccines

Afrigen is the linchpin of global project to use mRNA technology to empower low-resource countries to make their own vaccines against killer diseases from TB to HIV. What will it take to succeed?

WEKU

A New Year's resolution 'for life'

Thailand is known to be one of the most unsafe countries in the world when measured by the proportion of people who die in road traffic accidents. In its most recent global report (2018), the World Health Organization (WHO) ranks Thailand as the No 9 country in terms of road…

Bangkok Post

'Doctor Who' 60th Anniversary release date, cast, and trailer for the 2023 specials

David Tennant's return, Ncuti Gatwa, Season 14, and the future of 'Doctor Who,' explained.

Inverse

The pollution hotspots in south Wales that exceed World Health Organisation levels

Research has shown the pollutants found can pose a risk to people's health

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15 years ago, 'Doctor Who' dropped its worst special ever — and its best showcase for David Tennant

"Voyage of the Damned" perfectly represents what is both great and frustrating about 'Doctor Who,' in general.

Tribune News Service

Hunger, disease explode in Africa and are likely to get worse

Climate-driven weather disasters across a dozen African countries are threatening the physical and mental development of an entire generation, and their plight is expected to get even worse next year, the head of the WHO Foundation warned.

Daily Mirror

China faces devastating 'thermonuclear' wave of Covid with fears one million will die

Experts have warned that China may see the country hit with 800 million Covid-19 cases in three months - with 60 per cent of the country to get infected between now and March

Al Jazeera

One-day tally of COVID cases in China hits 37 million: Report

The latest figures deviate significantly from official data sparking concerns over China’s transparency on the issue.

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Reuters

China hospital data absent from WHO's latest COVID reports, raising concern

The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on the extent of its outbreak.

Evening Standard

Chinese hospitals taking more Covid cases amid ‘concerning situation’, says WHO

Chinese intensive care units are filling up with patients amid a rise in Covid cases across the country, the World Health Organisation has said.

The Independent UK

‘We all need a village’: Hugh Jackman reveals how therapy changed his life

‘It’s helping me to be more relational with the people I love in my life’

The Conversation

How common are severe side effects from COVID vaccines? And how are they detected?

Former federal MP Dr Kerryn Phelps has talked this week about the medical problems she and her wife had after their COVID-19 vaccinations around 18 months ago.

Daily Mirror

Warning issued after nearly 200 children die from contaminated cough syrup in Indonesia

Parents have been given an urgent warning over 'substandard' medicine after suspected contamination of cough syrup in Indonesia led to the deaths of almost 200 people, mostly children

The Independent UK

Hugh Jackman reveals how therapy has helped him through unresolved childhood trauma

‘It’s helping me to be more relational with the people I love in my life’

The Independent UK

WHO "very concerned" about reports of severe COVID in China

The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy

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