First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’

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WHO prequalification of Coartem Baby means newborns can be safely treated rather than using medication for older children

The first malaria treatment for babies has been approved by the World Health Organization, opening the door to widespread use around the globe.

In parts of Africa, up to 18% of children under six months will be infected with malaria, but there has historically been no safe treatment for the smallest of them. There were 610,000 deaths from malaria in 2024, about three quarters of which were under-fives in Africa.

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Germany Is Preparing Supply Lines for a War, It’s Far From Ready – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Germany Is Preparing Supply Lines for a War, It’s Far From Ready  Bloomberg.com
  2. Germany builds up its military to prepare for a potential future without U.S. support  PBS
  3. Germany re-arms: what does it mean for Europe?  Financial Times
  4. Germany rearms – but can it lead? Europe’s hesitant superpower in waiting  Chatham House
  5. Germany rearms but what does this mean for Europe?  The Straits Times
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Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser – CNN

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  1. Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser  CNN
  2. Opinion | The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.  The New York Times
  3. Opinion | It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran  WSJ
  4. Let’s Hope America’s Dumbest War Doesn’t Become Its Most Tragic  The New Republic
  5. Tallying the losses in Trump’s War on Iran  Center for International Policy
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Live Updates: Trump “not satisfied” with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff’s costs multiply – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Trump "not satisfied" with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff's costs multiply  CBS News
  2. Iran Softens Conditions for Resuming Peace Talks With the U.S.  WSJ
  3. Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says  NBC News
  4. Trump says he’s ‘not satisfied’ with Iran’s proposal to end the war  AP News
  5. Oil prices fall after Iran sends updated peace proposal to mediators in Pakistan  CNBC
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized – The New York Times

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  1. Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized  The New York Times
  2. Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says  Reuters
  3. Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates  Al Jazeera
  4. Iran tortures dad to death for using internet, executes karate champ in regime’s latest bloody crackowns  New York Post
  5. Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence  The Guardian
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