First human case of Shamonda virus reported in France as patient dies
A patient in France has died after being infected with Shamonda virus, the first recorded human case of the disease.
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World News in Brief: Russian attacks intensify, UN team tours West Bank, ‘unlawful’ elderly deaths
Long-range Russian attacks across Ukraine are intensifying, including in Kyiv, causing at least 14 civilian deaths and 78 injuries overnight into Thursday, as UN agencies continue to provide aid.
DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands
As the deadly Ebola disease outbreak reached an eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), investigators pursued all leads on Thursday to assess the risk of the disease spreading in Nigeria.
‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres
The international community must combat inequality and stop wars from expanding to ensure a safer world for all, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
‘Ominous start’ to West Bank olive harvest amid settler attacks
The use of live ammunition, arson and the destruction of centuries-old olive trees have marked the opening weeks of this year’s harvest in the occupied West Bank.
Fate unknown of many returned to DPR Korea from China: UN independent experts
Three years on from the reported resumption of large-scale forcible returns of nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from China, serious concerns persist about their fate, according to a group of Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts.
Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes
The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.
World News in Brief: Aid for Ethiopia, Abyei drone strikes condemned, extreme heat and newborn health
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up emergency health response operations across Afar, Amhara and Tigray in Ethiopia to address growing humanitarian and health needs resulting from ongoing hostilities.
UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño
Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather pattern on record.
Summit in Samarkand, a boon for child wellbeing and health
Representatives from across the international community are meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to ensure that children everywhere can thrive in a world marred by war, climate chaos and other fundamental challenges.
Sudan conflict: Peace efforts resume to end ‘drone war’ fuelling humanitarian crisis
Talks to halt the fighting in Sudan and alleviate the humanitarian crisis there continued in Geneva on Wednesday, where nearly two dozen countries convened to discuss a pathway to a ceasefire and transition to peaceful governance that represents all Sudanese people.
WHO supports Nigeria after first Ebola case confirmed
The World Health Organization (WHO) is assisting Nigeria following confirmation of the first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the country.