The Russian military has not publicly commented. Zelensky initially put the death toll at 18, but Ukraine’s state emergencies service DSNS later said 24 people, including two rescuers and four police officers, were confirmed to have been killed. “The Russians could not have been unaware that the local residents who remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian…
Hepatitis C is curable. But every year, nearly one million people still acquire the infection. People who inject drugs are among those most affected, often without access to the equipment and services that could help prevent it. As a major funder in the fight against hepatitis C, Unitaid is supporting the global elimination targets through…
Why are people still getting polio in some countries and in not others? – Mia, age 9, Centennial, Colorado On a busy street in Karachi, Pakistan, a healthcare worker kneels down so she’s eye to eye with a toddler. She squeezes two drops of liquid onto the child’s tongue. Then she takes out a purple…
Mocking Mao Zedong is taboo in China, which is a lucrative market for players and teams such as Kylian Mbappe’s Real. Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026 La Liga club Real Madrid issued an apology on Wednesday after their French superstar Kylian Mbappe triggered a fierce backlash over his comments referring to the former…
Travelers navigate security lines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Terminal 1 on March 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Fewer people are flying this year, but with airfare this high and climbing, airline executives say that’s just fine. At the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan on Friday night, the aviation…
Conversations around health progress in Africa usually focus on lives saved. And rightly so. Across the continent, people are living longer than they did a generation ago. Advances in prevention, treatment and public health have reduced deaths from many major diseases and improved survival for millions. But there is another side to this success story…
Victoria, Seychelles — When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time itself. For decades, as I walked the beaches of Seychelles, I watched the subtle shifts that scientists were warning the world about. The tide crept a little higher…
Keeping vaccines and medicines at the right temperature is critical for their efficacy and safety. But this is an often overlooked part of getting them to the people who need them. In April 2025, the UK biotechnology company Stablepharma began the first human trial of a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine designed to remain stable without refrigeration. The…
Approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Tuesday, as the agency launched two initiatives to boost investment and employment. “If you look at the next 15 years, there will…
Moscow Startup Summit. Start-ups and breakthrough technologies are transforming industries and the urban environment, helping to scale solutions and turn technology into tangible gains in productivity, resilience and quality of life. These were the issues discussed by experts and participants at the second Moscow Startup Summit, dedicated to technological entrepreneurship and open innovation. The second…
