Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians
Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan health authorities, the World Health Organization…
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Form, Fatigue & Feedback: Why the Galaxy Watch8 Is the Most Holistic Running Watch Yet
For years, running watches have played catch-up — either too data-heavy for beginners, or too generic to help serious runners…
Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children
“The heavy rains, widespread flooding and the high level of displacement are all fuelling the risk of cholera transmission and…
Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support
The cancellation of most US funding in January means many services to the most vulnerable people have been cut or…
Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
In El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur that has been under siege for 15 months, the catastrophic humanitarian situation…
World News in Brief: Remembering Dr. David Nabarro, deadly shipwreck off Libya, verdict in peacekeeper’s killing
The British physician and champion for global public health died this past weekend at the age of 75. He was…
In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) platform, two out of three famine thresholds for food consumption have…
World News in Brief: Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, bloody weekend in Ukraine, stop hepatitis deaths
The deal was announced on Monday by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, current chair of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN,…
Sudan: UN sounds the alarm as health and food crises worsen across the country
As conflict between rival militaries rages on, millions of people keep on being displaced. While the UN and its partners…
Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war’
The development comes as UN Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned that conflict-driven hunger is spreading “from Gaza to Sudan and beyond”.…