What are 'zombie cigarettes'? Japan's youth sedative-laced vape trend

What are 'zombie cigarettes'? Japan's youth sedative-laced vape trend
What are 'zombie cigarettes'? Japan's youth sedative-laced vape trend

What are 'zombie cigarettes'? Japan's youth sedative-laced vape trend
Singapore Roundup: Rise in digital bank scams, Cambodia-linked arrests, autonomous vehicle testing

Singapore Roundup: Rise in digital bank scams, Cambodia-linked arrests, autonomous vehicle testing
Meet Colombia’s first female robotic orthopedic surgeon: Video

Meet Colombia’s first female robotic orthopedic surgeon: Video
Why Singapore’s organ donation law still can’t beat the shortage

Why Singapore’s organ donation law still can’t beat the shortage
Nigeria Roundup: Cybercrime convictions, Warning on fraud, Interstate robbery ring busted

Nigeria Roundup: Cybercrime convictions, Warning on fraud, Interstate robbery ring busted
Uruguay's euthanasia law reflects growing culture of choosing how to live and die

Uruguay's euthanasia law reflects growing culture of choosing how to live and die
Surgeons perform South Africa’s first robotic kidney donor surgery: Video

Surgeons perform South Africa’s first robotic kidney donor surgery: Video
Indonesia Roundup: Free meal poisoning, tourism tax relief, East Java funds corruption

Indonesia Roundup: Free meal poisoning, tourism tax relief, East Java funds corruption
What to know about the deadly brain-eating amoeba deaths in parts of India

What to know about the deadly brain-eating amoeba deaths in parts of India
Chinese doctors use AI-powered interface to treat a 12-year-old’s epilepsy

Chinese doctors use AI-powered interface to treat a 12-year-old’s epilepsy
Why China is now the world’s number two power in new drug development

Why China is now the world’s number two power in new drug development
As global deaths slowly decline, Malaria still claims hundreds of thousands in Africa: Video

As global deaths slowly decline, Malaria still claims hundreds of thousands in Africa: Video
Ebola outbreak in Congo prompts ECOWAS alert across West Africa

Ebola outbreak in Congo prompts ECOWAS alert across West Africa
Qatar Roundup: U.S. security delegation visit, UAE envoy farewell, Rwanda investment push

Qatar Roundup: U.S. security delegation visit, UAE envoy farewell, Rwanda investment push
How Zimbabwe’s urban families are redefining parenthood

How Zimbabwe’s urban families are redefining parenthood
How Chinese scientists’ mouse brain map could advance human neuroscience

How Chinese scientists’ mouse brain map could advance human neuroscience
Why there is a decline in fertility in Morocco, UN report explains

Why there is a decline in fertility in Morocco, UN report explains
How defective cancer drugs are endangering lives in four African countries

How defective cancer drugs are endangering lives in four African countries
Egypt’s new dialysis plant to cover 65% of local demand

Egypt’s new dialysis plant to cover 65% of local demand
India Roundup: Flight returns due to 'smoke' in cabin, ISIS leader dies in Delhi, plane crash toll increases

India Roundup: Flight returns due to 'smoke' in cabin, ISIS leader dies in Delhi, plane crash toll increases
Um Diabético: How a journalist turned a personal diagnosis into a media platform

Um Diabético: How a journalist turned a personal diagnosis into a media platform
Mauritania Roundup: Elimination of trachoma, demonstrations in support of Gaza, green hydrogen project

Mauritania Roundup: Elimination of trachoma, demonstrations in support of Gaza, green hydrogen project
Are countries still struggling with leprosy?

Are countries still struggling with leprosy?
Have scientists found a cure for HIV?

Have scientists found a cure for HIV?
Malaysia Roundup: Tariff talks with Trump, defibrillators in school, trade ties with China

Malaysia Roundup: Tariff talks with Trump, defibrillators in school, trade ties with China
Kenyan health sector faces $350m budget crisis, threatening HIV services

Kenyan health sector faces $350m budget crisis, threatening HIV services
Philippines Roundup: Crypto sees massive gains, world health assembly leadership, Brazil poultry imports to be halted

Philippines Roundup: Crypto sees massive gains, world health assembly leadership, Brazil poultry imports to be halted
Egypt Roundup: Donkey decline threatens health, criminal sentence, exports

Egypt Roundup: Donkey decline threatens health, criminal sentence, exports
Cape Verde allocates 400,000 euros to contain African swine fever outbreak

Cape Verde allocates 400,000 euros to contain African swine fever outbreak
Iboga: Sacred Gabonese plant and powerful hallucinogen

Iboga: Sacred Gabonese plant and powerful hallucinogen
Chinese researchers develop “smart band-aid” for precision drug delivery

Chinese researchers develop “smart band-aid” for precision drug delivery
Turkey Roundup: Mass protests continue, weight loss surgery goes wrong, tourism panic

Turkey Roundup: Mass protests continue, weight loss surgery goes wrong, tourism panic
DR Congo secures only 42% of Mpox response funding

DR Congo secures only 42% of Mpox response funding
Battery boom fuels lead poisoning crisis in Bangladesh: Video

Battery boom fuels lead poisoning crisis in Bangladesh: Video
French PM calls for regulation to curb healthcare shortages: Video

French PM calls for regulation to curb healthcare shortages: Video
Somalia Roundup: Journalist abducted by police, first national switch launched, Libya repatriations

Somalia Roundup: Journalist abducted by police, first national switch launched, Libya repatriations
Sudanese female medics risk everything for their patients: Video

Sudanese female medics risk everything for their patients: Video
Centuries-old Indian 'leech theraphy' offer healing in Kashmir: Video

Centuries-old Indian 'leech theraphy' offer healing in Kashmir: Video
Uganda leads rapid Ebola vaccine rollout, WHO says: Video

Uganda leads rapid Ebola vaccine rollout, WHO says: Video
Botswana Roundup: Malaria reduction target, Russia-Ukraine war, Death penalty

Botswana Roundup: Malaria reduction target, Russia-Ukraine war, Death penalty
Ageing African population faces looming dementia crisis

Ageing African population faces looming dementia crisis
Burundi: Health facilities under pressure over mpox surge - Video

Burundi: Health facilities under pressure over mpox surge - Video
Scientists discover two key ages when human ageing accelerates

Scientists discover two key ages when human ageing accelerates
What the latest UN report says about life expectancy

What the latest UN report says about life expectancy
5 of the healthiest alcoholic drinks recommended by dieticians

5 of the healthiest alcoholic drinks recommended by dieticians
Ethiopians pledge eye donations for sight-impaired after death

Ethiopians pledge eye donations for sight-impaired after death
Namibia first in Africa to near elimination of mother-to-child HIV and hepatitis B transmission

Namibia first in Africa to near elimination of mother-to-child HIV and hepatitis B transmission
Kenya Roundup: 228 flood deaths, judicial appointments, Kenyan Airways flight suspension

Kenya Roundup: 228 flood deaths, judicial appointments, Kenyan Airways flight suspension
Eurovision Asia 2026: 11 countries confirmed as Bangkok prepares for historic first contest

Eurovision Asia 2026: 11 countries confirmed as Bangkok prepares for historic first contest
Ben-Gvir accuses Arab parties of election fraud as Qatar denies involvement

Ben-Gvir accuses Arab parties of election fraud as Qatar denies involvement
Bolivia’s ‘Doctor Cockerel’ has waited outside a hospital for eight years

Bolivia’s ‘Doctor Cockerel’ has waited outside a hospital for eight years
Keiko Fujimori turns to Bukele's prison model as Peru battles organised crime

Keiko Fujimori turns to Bukele's prison model as Peru battles organised crime
‘The people have decided’ - Protesters pressure Eisenkot to join Arab parties against Netanyahu

‘The people have decided’ - Protesters pressure Eisenkot to join Arab parties against Netanyahu
Migrants attempt dangerous Channel crossings from new French departure points

Migrants attempt dangerous Channel crossings from new French departure points
Venezuela's Machado pushes for 2027 presidential election after return

Venezuela's Machado pushes for 2027 presidential election after return
Netanyahu wins most seats but falls short of majority as secret election probe continues

Netanyahu wins most seats but falls short of majority as secret election probe continues
Israel election 2026: Netanyahu's bloc leads but falls short of parliamentary majority

Israel election 2026: Netanyahu's bloc leads but falls short of parliamentary majority
'No majority, no peace' - Police drag Tel Aviv protesters away amid election deadlock

'No majority, no peace' - Police drag Tel Aviv protesters away amid election deadlock
‘Netanyahu is sowing chaos’ - Bennett accuses Israeli PM of exploiting Qatar election interference claims

‘Netanyahu is sowing chaos’ - Bennett accuses Israeli PM of exploiting Qatar election interference claims
Niger accuses Chad of deadly drone strike with French backing

Niger accuses Chad of deadly drone strike with French backing
‘We refuse to be scapegoats’ - Chad rejects Niger's deadly drone strike accusations

‘We refuse to be scapegoats’ - Chad rejects Niger's deadly drone strike accusations
Indonesia deploys oxygen buses as wildfire haze worsens in Borneo

Indonesia deploys oxygen buses as wildfire haze worsens in Borneo
‘Lie of the century’ - China warns US over blacklisting of biotechnology firms

‘Lie of the century’ - China warns US over blacklisting of biotechnology firms
Mexico Roundup: Truckers demand Sheinbaum talks, US operations proposal rejected and trade deal remains unfinished

Mexico Roundup: Truckers demand Sheinbaum talks, US operations proposal rejected and trade deal remains unfinished
Why Spain and France's time zones do not match their geographical location

Why Spain and France's time zones do not match their geographical location
Wildfires in 2026: Russia, Brazil and Canada among countries with most land burned

Wildfires in 2026: Russia, Brazil and Canada among countries with most land burned
How Europe's time zones looked in 1938 before World War II changed the clocks

How Europe's time zones looked in 1938 before World War II changed the clocks
Brazil's Catholic population falls to 57% as evangelical Christianity expands

Brazil's Catholic population falls to 57% as evangelical Christianity expands
Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after leaving Brazil through Argentina and Ecuador

Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after leaving Brazil through Argentina and Ecuador
Costa Rica transfers first 123 inmates to new mega-prison

Costa Rica transfers first 123 inmates to new mega-prison
Trump calls Brazil election ‘terrible’ despite accepting Lula's victory

Trump calls Brazil election ‘terrible’ despite accepting Lula's victory
Israel election deadlocked as opposition declares vote against Netanyahu

Israel election deadlocked as opposition declares vote against Netanyahu
‘The bad one leaves, someone worse comes’ - Gaza Palestinians reject hopes of change after Israel election

‘The bad one leaves, someone worse comes’ - Gaza Palestinians reject hopes of change after Israel election
Countries strengthen crisis plans as Europe steps up disaster readiness

Countries strengthen crisis plans as Europe steps up disaster readiness
‘He who owes nothing, fears nothing’ - Lula slams Flavio Bolsonaro's exit to US

‘He who owes nothing, fears nothing’ - Lula slams Flavio Bolsonaro's exit to US
Brazil election 2026: Lula gains ground across nearly all municipalities in runoff victory

Brazil election 2026: Lula gains ground across nearly all municipalities in runoff victory
UN secretary-general race 2026: Rebeca Grynspan leads as veto threats block candidates

UN secretary-general race 2026: Rebeca Grynspan leads as veto threats block candidates
The Brazilian lawmaker behind Lula’s digital army is taking his political influence beyond Brazil

The Brazilian lawmaker behind Lula’s digital army is taking his political influence beyond Brazil