Shut out of jobs, Afghan women retrain as nurses
A growing number of professional women are enrolling in nursing and midwifery courses, fed up of being cooped up in their homes.
Sun Aug 13 2023
Medecins Sans Frontieres gains access to quake zone in Syria
MSF said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria to assist in earthquake rescue operations.
Mon Feb 20 2023
Exclusive: Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up
COVAX expect a big increase in supplies by early 2022, and wants to make sure that those, at least, reach the countries in direst need.
Thu Jun 24 2021
Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home
Using a 3D scanner and a 3D printer, Medecins Sans Frontieres-France provides compressive masks for Gaza facial burn victims.
Thu Feb 11 2021
The detours I took to become a nurse
After nine months of traversing a relatively smooth road, I took a U-turn and joined MSF in 201
Sun May 12 2019
A perilous journey for women and mothers
Women who are forced from their homes are particularly vulnerable.
Sun May 12 2019
More than 2,000 migrants rescued in dramatic day in Mediterranean
More than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean on Friday in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead.
Sat Apr 15 2017
Nigerian air force kills 50 and wounds 120 in northeast - MSF
Nigeria's air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a refugee camp in the northeast on Tuesday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said.
Wed Jan 18 2017
Actor Tom Hiddleston apologises to aid workers for speech at Golden Globes
He was accused of being a "white saviour" after telling how he met some Medecins Sans Frontieres medics in South Sudan last year who told him they "binge-watched" the series while holed up.
Wed Jan 11 2017
Doctors Without Borders demands international probe into Kunduz air strike
After a US air strike hit their medical facility last Saturday, Doctors without Borders chief Joanne Liu demands an international fact-finding commission probe the attack.
Wed Oct 07 2015
US cameraman for NBC infected with Ebola in Liberia
The man went to a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) treatment center to be tested on Thursday and was tested positive.
Fri Oct 03 2014
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024