Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report

Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report

The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally, with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, another top infectious killer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report. “This report paints a troubling picture,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Despite progress globally in preventing hepatitis infections,…

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Gaza: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

Gaza: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

Expressing deep concern, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts highlighted the alarming toll on journalists and media workers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza. “We are alarmed at the extraordinarily high numbers of journalists and media workers who have been killed, attacked, injured and detained in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Gaza, in…

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Addicted to war, power and greed, humanity is ‘killing itself’, warns Colombian President

Addicted to war, power and greed, humanity is ‘killing itself’, warns Colombian President

“It would seem as though the global leadership has made enemies with life,” he said in his address to the Assembly’s annual general debate, stressing that the past year of climate catastrophes and conflict had been a “terrifying indicator” that humanity is running headlong towards “extinction.”  President Petro proposed two UN-backed peace conferences to resolve…

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United Kingdom;  Another nurse arrested for killing a newborn by giving poisonous injection

United Kingdom; Another nurse arrested for killing a newborn by giving poisonous injection

In the United Kingdom, a nurse named Lucy was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 7 newborn babies, Photo: File Birmingham: An investigation has been launched against another nurse after Lucy Letby was sentenced to life in prison for killing newborns in the UK’s intensive care unit by lethal injection. According to British media, this…

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Rumors of Russian President Putin killing Yevgeny Prigozhin are false

Rumors of Russian President Putin killing Yevgeny Prigozhin are false

File photo Russia’s presidential palace has dismissed reports and rumors that President Vladimir Putin ordered the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the private militia group, as completely false. According to foreign media, a spokesman for the Russian presidential palace rejected rumors that the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was planned. Speaking to reporters,…

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