Portugal’s maternity units struggle with shortage of doctors
Several Portuguese hospitals have been forced to temporarily close their emergency maternity units or operate with limited personnel due to a dearth of obstetricians,...
1.7 million can go hungry in South Sudan as UN stops food aid
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that it has halted some food supplies in South Sudan owing to a budget crisis,...
Chef serves free stew in Ghana as people struggling to afford food
Market porters sat on overturned metal bowls outside Ghana's capital Accra, discouraged by the lack of business as the oncoming rain scared consumers from...
Air pollution shortening life span by almost 10 years in India’s Delhi
According to a survey by a US research firm, air pollution in the Indian capital, Delhi, the world's most polluted city, can reduce lives...
Mothers struggle due to climate change in Jacobabad—World’s hottest city
Sonari, who is heavily pregnant, toils amid fields filled with bright yellow melons in Jacobabad, which was named the hottest city on Earth last...
Covid-19 test requirement lifted for international travel to US
The Biden administration is removing the requirement that overseas aviation visitors visiting the United States take a Covid-19 test within a day of boarding...
Covid-19: Japan allows tourists’ entry but with strict rules
Since 2020, Japan has been mostly blocked to international travelers due to the implementation of some of the world's strictest Covid-19 regulations. Even as...
Monkeypox global cases over 1000; Spain to begin vaccination
In the midst of the global expansion of monkeypox, Brazil has become the latest country to disclose its first case of infection. According to...
Somalia famine may intensifies as rains fail, food prices soar: UN
According to UN agencies, over a quarter of a million people in Somalia are on the verge of hunger as a drought intensifies and...