A man in Canada’s far north leapt onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled, police say. The unnamed man suffered serious injuries but is expected to…
Category: Health News
India: Pharmaceutical industry positing for global influence
Antibiotics are hailed as medical saviours.But they are increasingly facing a crafty adversary: bacteria that mutate and adapt and outwit the very drugs designed to defeat them and cure the…
Switzerland: UN aid agency warns of tough choices as funding falls
The United Nations’ new humanitarian chief has warned that tough choices will be required as he appealed for more than $47bn to deliver aid next year. The head of the Office…
Australia: Poisonous snake slithers up driver’s leg on motorway
A driver had to make an unexpected stop on a Melbourne motorway after she looked down to find a deadly snake inside her car – and slithering up her leg.The…
UK: Thousands boiling water after Storm Bert flood treatment works
Thousands of people have been told to boil their tap water for another week as repairs continue at a treatment works that flooded during Storm Bert. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water…
Philippines: Three dead and dozens sick after eating sea turtle stew
Three people have died and at least 32 were hospitalised in the Philippines after eating an endangered sea turtle cooked in stew. Dozens of indigenous Teduray people reported symptoms such…
Palestine: UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the Karem Abu Salem (known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis) crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns,…
Australia: Police Officer who Tasered 95-year-old guilty of manslaughter
A police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australian care home has been found guilty of her manslaughter. Kristian White, 34, used his weapon on…
Switzerland: WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a…