- WHO to give update on hantavirus and Ebola after outbreaks BBC
- World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO assembly opens under shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts UN News
- Follow-up to the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases – WHA79/12.1 MSF Access
- Global Health Alert: WHO Assembly Begins Amid Hantavirus And Ebola Outbreaks NDTV
Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak
The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of infectious diseases, experts have warned, as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda scramble to contain an outbreak of Ebola.
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) said in a report published on Monday that “as infectious disease outbreaks become more frequent they are also becoming more damaging”, warning that pandemic risk is outpacing investments in preparedness and “the world is not yet meaningfully safer”.
Continue reading...What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?
The nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi has the capacity to meet one-quarter of the UAE's electricity needs.
Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines
Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animal
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The discovery of a millennium-old dingo burial site in western New South Wales, including evidence of a “feeding” ritual never before documented archaeologically, has shed new light on the longstanding relationship between the canines and First Nations people.
The dingo was buried along the Baaka, or Darling River, in Kinchega national park near the Menindee Lakes.
Continue reading...Purple pain: backlash over Mexico City’s ‘axolotlisation’ for World Cup
Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resources
The giant purple axolotl peered up at Manuel Martínez from the black bitumen of the street. It was the second such painting of the rare amphibian he had walked past that morning. In recent weeks he had seen axolotl murals pop up in neighbourhoods across Mexico City.
“It’s a waste of money,” he said. “You could use that budget for fixing potholes, traffic lights, security cameras. They’re spending on something that doesn’t benefit us at all – it’s just for tourists.”
Continue reading...The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents
Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.
The only Iran deal Trump can get is no better than Obama’s ‘horrible’ JCPOA – The Times of Israel
- The only Iran deal Trump can get is no better than Obama’s ‘horrible’ JCPOA The Times of Israel
- Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz AP News
- Trump ties himself in knots to avoid resuming a full-scale war in Iran CNN
- Opinion | How to Finish the Job in Iran WSJ
- Iran Could Be Trump’s Greatest Failure Foreign Policy
Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?
Funding cuts in health research, and the antivaccine movement make it challenging to respond to viruses.
Pope to Launch Encyclical on AI Alongside Anthropic Co-Founder – Bloomberg.com
- Pope to Launch Encyclical on AI Alongside Anthropic Co-Founder Bloomberg.com
- Pope Leo will publish first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ on preserving humanity in the A.I. age on May 25 America Magazine
- Pope Leo to issue text on human dignity and AI with Anthropic co-founder The Guardian
- Pope Leo XIV to launch his first encylical, a document on artificial intelligence, with Anthropic's co-founder PBS
- Vatican Sets Up Commission on Artificial Intelligence National Catholic Register
Iran eyes challenging stock market reopening after lengthy war closure
The capital market is not Iranian economy's main financing engine, but it still matters politically and psychologically.
Abducted flotilla activists release pre-recorded messages calling for help
Several abducted activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla have released pre-recorded messages calling for help.
The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel
It has to choose stability or permanent war.
Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via mediator Pakistan
Iran demands the release of assets frozen abroad, the lifting of sanctions and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
DRC health minister visits hotspot for Ebola outbreak
DRC health minister visits hotspot for Ebola outbreak
Iran plans to offer insurance for Hormuz transit: Will it work?
Iran proposes Bitcoin-based ship insurance for the Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to raise global maritime concerns.
Man charged with three counts of DV murder after woman and children found dead inside Sydney home
NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47
A man has been charged with murder after the bodies of a woman and two children were found inside a Sydney home.
Officers attended the home in Campbelltown, in the city’s south-west, on Monday night “following a call from the home to triple zero” at about 7.50pm, New South Wales police said.
Continue reading...Bodies of four divers who drowned in Maldives diving accident found, Italy says – Euronews.com
- Bodies of four divers who drowned in Maldives diving accident found, Italy says Euronews.com
- Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave Yahoo
- Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather AP News
- A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers NBC News
- Bodies of 4 remaining divers located in Maldives, divers network says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’
Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Shakira in line for €55m payout as Spanish court rules tax fines were wrong
Singer says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 status
A court in Madrid has ordered Spain’s tax authority to pay Shakira back more than €55m (£48m) after ruling that it had wrongly imposed huge fines on the Colombian singer and philanthropist because it had made mistakes over her tax status.
In a statement released on Monday, the Audiencia Nacional said it had accepted an appeal from Shakira against the fine she was handed five years ago after the Agencia Tributaria claimed she had not paid the necessary tax in Spain in 2011. At that time, the singer was in a relationship with the FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué.
Continue reading...2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch’s zoo enclosure – CBS News
- 2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch's zoo enclosure CBS News
- Two men arrested over stunt at enclosure of famous monkey Punch BBC
- 2 arrested after person breaks into Punch the monkey’s enclosure in Japan, zoo says NBC News
- Ichikawa City Zoo says Punch, other monkeys are safe after 2 arrested for breaking into enclosure ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 2 Americans Detained in Japan After Entering Punch the Monkey’s Zoo Enclosure The New York Times