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Latest Round Of Gaza Truce Talks Expected In Egypt

Talks to strike a Gaza truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to end the war in the Palestinian territory and accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of "personally hindering" an agreement.

International Business Times

Middle East crisis: Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks – as it happened

An unnamed Palestinian official familiar with the mediation efforts expressed cautious optimism to the Reuters news agency

The Guardian - AU

Hamas Delegation Heads To Cairo For Truce Talks

Hamas said its delegation was heading to Cairo on Saturday to resume Gaza truce talks, as the United Nations warned that Israel's threatened assault on the city of Rafah could produce a "bloodbath".

International Business Times

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WHO Urges Countries To Finalize Pandemic Accord By Deadline

WHO chief urges countries to expedite finalizing a global pandemic accord for enhanced global health security and response readiness.

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Venomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study

Researchers find many countries unprepared for influx of new species and will be vulnerable to bites

The Guardian - UK

Republican Senators Urge Biden To Reject WHO Pandemic Agreements

Republican senators led by Ron Johnson oppose expanding WHO authority in pandemic response treaties, citing concerns over mandated resource transfers and i...

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Taiwan Faces Challenges Attending WHO Assembly, US Offers Support

Taiwan's challenges in participating in WHO assembly and efforts for inclusion in global health discussions.

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Russell T Davies on Doctor Who series 14: 'There's stuff in the finale I've been thinking about for 50 years'

The newly returned showrunner on the ‘bonkers’ first two episodes, ‘That’s what I love about it. There’s no other show doing that’

Evening Standard

Asia Dominates List Of World's Most Polluted Cities

Report reveals alarming air pollution crisis in Asia, particularly in India, posing severe health risks and urging immediate action.

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The 10 scariest Doctor Who episodes, ranked from Midnight to Blink

As the show celebrates its second season with Ncuti Gatwa, we look at the terrifying moments that had viewers diving behind the sofa

Evening Standard

DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?

With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.

WEKU

Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane Asks: Who Would You Kill Off in Your Family?

For the good of humanity, of course

The Walrus

Superbugs could lower your life expectancy by nearly 2 years, report says. What to know about antimicrobial resistance

Uncontrolled AMR is also projected to cost the world $855 billion annually until 2035, international leaders say.

Fortune

We know how to deter British children from alcohol, say experts, after concerns over WHO report

Study found Great Britain had worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, but youth drinking is said still to have ‘declined sharply’

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Evening Standard

Girls in UK drinking, vaping and smoking more than boys, study shows

The study shows that two-fifths of girls in England and Scotland have vaped by the age of 15

The Guardian - UK

Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

Exclusive: MSF calls for transparency after its bill for a trial of TB treatment came to a fraction of the billions claimed by pharmaceutical companies

The Hindu

Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa — how they work and what they promise

Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021.

Louder

"In hindsight I had problems, but at the time I really enjoyed the chaos I was creating": The Pete Townshend song that savaged a pair of music writers

Written in response to two journalists who said it was good that Keith Moon was dead, it's one of rock’s most spiteful songs

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The Guardian - UK

Great Britain has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds

Study by World Health Organization shows more than half of children had drunk alcohol by age 13

Louder

Cyril Davies was a grumpy, balding panel beater who "drank bourbon like a fish": He also inspired a generation of rock musicians – and has been all but airbrushed out of history

What do The Kinks, Stones and The Who all have in common? For one thing, a harmonica-playing bluesman nicknamed 'Squirrel'

MusicRadar

“He WAS music. He would start composing on a cocktail napkin at a bar, dream a melody, get to the piano at 3 AM, hear a door squeaking and make music out of it. His whole being resonated music”: Remembering ELP's Keith Emerson and his legendary rig

The gear that powered a legend - ELP's Moog-, Hammond- and Korg-powered heart exposed

The Hindu

New type of host defence against Zika, dengue infections revealed

Research explains why some viruses present in bodily fluids don't spread through those fluids, revealing a novel defense mechanism against viral infection.

The Hindu

The ‘genomic accordion’ mpox viruses use to evolve, infect humans

In an April 18 study, scientists reported that a section of the mpox genome believed to be ‘less important’ is responsible for giving the virus a peculiar evolutionary ability called a ‘genomic accordion’.

Newcastle Herald

Ebola to COVID: Hunter doctor a freeman of the city inspired by Mandela

'There's no passion to be found in playing small.'

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WHO To Issue Alert On Contaminated J&J Cough Syrup

WHO may issue a broader alert for contaminated Johnson & Johnson cough syrup in Africa, highlighting public health risks and the importance of regulatory v...

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