A mentally ill woman was discovered in a “mummified, almost skeletal state” after lying dead for more than three years in her flat, her family say. Laura Winham, 38, was…
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Japan: Authorities to release radioactive water into sea this year
Japan says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year. After treatment the levels of most…
China: Authorities reopen borders to tourists after three years of Covid closure
China has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since it imposed travel restrictions in March 2020. Incoming travellers will no longer need to quarantine – marking…
USA: FDA allows sale of abortion pills at pharmacies for first time
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency has said, even as more…
Malawi: Authorities delay school opening over deadly cholera outbreak
The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people. Schools in the capital,…
UK: At least 30 children have died from invasive Strep A since mid-September
At least 30 children have died in the UK from invasive strep A since 19 September, new figures reveal. In total, 122 people have died in England from the invasive…
Uzbekistan: Authorities link child deaths to India cough syrup
Uzbekistan’s health ministry has said that 18 children have died after drinking a cough syrup manufactured by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech. The ministry said that preliminary tests showed a…
Gambia: Panel says India firm culpable for cough syrup deaths
A parliamentary committee in The Gambia has recommended prosecution of the Indian manufacturer of cough syrups suspected of causing the deaths of at least 70 children in the country. It…
UK: Nurses begin strike in freezing conditions
The government and the Royal College of Nursing met on Monday for last-ditch talks. It did not end well, with the RCN’s leader accusing the health secretary of “belligerence” and…
USA: UN Sec-Gen urges Nigeria to investigate mass abortion report
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Nigerian authorities to investigate allegations of systemic and coerced abortions reportedly perpetrated by its army, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. The Reuters…