WHO board to hold emergency meeting on Gaza health situation
15 countries request UN health agency board meeting.
Tue Dec 05 2023
Health agency issues heat alert in England
Temperatures rise above 30 Celsius this week following a month of record-breaking heat.
Tue Aug 09 2022
Health agency confirms community spread of monkeypox in England
The current outbreak is the first time that the virus has been passed from person to person in England.
Thu Jun 02 2022
France reports daily record of 368,149 new COVID-19 infections
A total of 23,371 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalised, with 3,969 of these in intensive care.
Wed Jan 12 2022
30 million diabetics can't access the insulin they need
The UN health agency stressed the need to cut prices and dramatically increase access to the life-saving medicine.
Sat Nov 13 2021
Brazil official wants halt to teen COVID-19 shots after death; health agency says no evidence for move
There was "no evidence to support or demand changes" to its approval for children from 12 to 17 to be vaccinated with Pfizer shots.
Fri Sep 17 2021
COVID-19 cases worsen in Latin America, no end in sight - Health agency
The highly transmissible Delta variant has already been detected in a dozen countries in the Americas.
Thu Jul 01 2021
U.S. pauses use of J&J vaccine over rare blood clots, rollout delayed in Europe
U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few days.
Tue Apr 13 2021
Brazil's health agency approves the use of two vaccines
Brazil's health regulator on Sunday approved the urgent use of coronavirus vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca.
Mon Jan 18 2021
Brazil's health agency approves the use of two vaccines
Brazil currently has 6 million doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine ready to distribute in the next few days.
Sun Jan 17 2021
Sweden vaccinated 80,000 against COVID-19 through Jan 10 - Health agency
Sweden had received around 160,000 doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's vaccine by January 10.
Tue Jan 12 2021
Sweden confirms first case of variant coronavirus in visitor from UK
The new variant of coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected in Sweden.
Sun Dec 27 2020
Pandemic or not, people must stay active: WHO
UN health agency stressed that exercise was vital to physical and mental health, while sedentary behaviour can have serious repercussions.
Thu Nov 26 2020
Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic
Trump claims lives could have been saved had the U.N. health agency done a better job investigating the early reports coming out of China.
Wed Apr 15 2020
UN health agency on defensive after Trump slams it on virus
-No need to use COVID to score political points. You have many other ways to prove yourself,- Tedros said.
Thu Apr 09 2020
ANALYSIS - What could happen if Trump rejects the US election results
If Trump seems to be losing, the delay could let him claim fraud and undermine confidence in election officials.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Motorcycling - Marquez wins Australian MotoGP after intense battle with Martin
The 31-year-old, third in the championship standings, has now won the Australian MotoGP four times in the premier class.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Prabowo takes up Indonesian presidency, vows to tackle corruption, other issues
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto on Sunday took over as president of the world's third-largest democracy, vowing to combat internal issues
Sun Oct 20 2024
Nepal's Sherpas deserve more, says teenager who scaled world's 14 tallest peaks
Sherpas are known for climbing skills that make them the backbone of mountain expeditions.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery
China will soon collect neutrino data, aiming to unravel one of particle physics' biggest mysteries.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Millions in Cuba still without power as major outage persists
Millions of Cubans remain without electricity because of a prolonged outage at the main power plants on the island, Anadolu Agency reported.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Surge in Gaza violence increases famine risk, monitor says
About 1.84 million people across the besieged Palestinian enclave are living through high levels of acute food insecurity.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after rockets hit Israel's north
A drone was launched at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Elon Musk promises to award $1 mil each day to a signer of his petition
He awarded a $1 million check to an attendee of his event in Pennsylvania aimed at rallying supporters behind Donald Trump.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Former special forces commander Prabowo to take up Indonesian presidency
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children
Sun Oct 20 2024