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WHO Members' Pandemic Accord Talks To Spill Into 2025
Talks between WHO member states on a landmark global accord on handling future pandemics will roll into 2025 after countries decided Monday there were too many gaps to seal a deal this year.
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Why Some Countries Are Not Picking Sides In Global Conflicts
For eight years now, the global economy has been weathering a succession of shocks - from trade conflicts and a pandemic to bloody wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Deadly Fungal Infections Are Evolving And Causing "Silent Pandemic", Scientists Warn
Fungal infections are evolving and becoming resistant to the medicines used to treat them, causing what some researchers are calling a "silent pandemic" that needs to be addressed urgently.
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India's Growth "Exemplary" Despite Covid, Ukraine War: RBI Governor Exclusive
India's growth has been "exemplary" despite the challenges of the last few years, including the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other global tensions, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has said.
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Opinion | Is India Really At Risk Of A Monkeypox Outbreak?
The WHO, on August 14, declared the current upsurge of Mpox or Monkeypox in Central Africa as a global emergency requiring urgent action. Though India has not reported any cases yet, the Central government is keeping a close eye on the situation.
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Mpox Outbreak Could Soon Turn Into The Next Global Pandemic. Know More
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone elses problem", and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
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Mpox Virus Killed 548 People In This Nation Since Start Of 2024
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.
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WHO Chief Says "Confident" Of Pandemic Deal Despite Missed Deadline
The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of future pandemics after they missed a hard deadline.
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Talks On Landmark Global Agreement On Future Pandemics End Without Deal
Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal -- though countries said they wanted to keep pushing for an accord.
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Global Life Expectancy Dropped By 2 Years Due To Covid: WHO
Covid-19 cut global life expectancy by almost two years when it raged from 2019 to 2021, wiping out a decade of progress, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Life Expectancy Dropped By 1.6 Years Globally During COVID-19: Lancet Study
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
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World's Air Travel Edges Back To Pre-Covid Levels
Air travel took another major leap in 2023 rising to 94 percent of 2019 levels as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the main global airline body said Wednesday.
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'Zombie' Virus Which Spent 48,500 Years Frozen In Arctic Could Spark Deadly Pandemic, Warn Scientists
The scientists stated that the melting Arctic permafrost could release the 'zombie viruses' and trigger a catastrophic global health emergency
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WHO Sounds Alarm On 'Disease X', Warns Future Pandemic Could Be 20 Times Deadlier Than Covid
WHO's Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus urged countries worldwide to come together and sign a 'pandemic treaty' to tackle the deadly Disease X.
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Indian-Origin Doctor's Pandemic Rock Band Now Has An Album, Upcoming Tour
An Indian-origin doctor with the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) decided to get musical over the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, but what started as a one-man bedroom project has been gaining popularity with booked out shows.
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WHO Members' Pandemic Accord Talks To Spill Into 2025
Talks between WHO member states on a landmark global accord on handling future pandemics will roll into 2025 after countries decided Monday there were too many gaps to seal a deal this year.
-
Why Some Countries Are Not Picking Sides In Global Conflicts
For eight years now, the global economy has been weathering a succession of shocks - from trade conflicts and a pandemic to bloody wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
-
Deadly Fungal Infections Are Evolving And Causing "Silent Pandemic", Scientists Warn
Fungal infections are evolving and becoming resistant to the medicines used to treat them, causing what some researchers are calling a "silent pandemic" that needs to be addressed urgently.
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India's Growth "Exemplary" Despite Covid, Ukraine War: RBI Governor Exclusive
India's growth has been "exemplary" despite the challenges of the last few years, including the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other global tensions, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has said.
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Opinion | Is India Really At Risk Of A Monkeypox Outbreak?
The WHO, on August 14, declared the current upsurge of Mpox or Monkeypox in Central Africa as a global emergency requiring urgent action. Though India has not reported any cases yet, the Central government is keeping a close eye on the situation.
-
Mpox Outbreak Could Soon Turn Into The Next Global Pandemic. Know More
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone elses problem", and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
-
Mpox Virus Killed 548 People In This Nation Since Start Of 2024
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.
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WHO Chief Says "Confident" Of Pandemic Deal Despite Missed Deadline
The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of future pandemics after they missed a hard deadline.
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Talks On Landmark Global Agreement On Future Pandemics End Without Deal
Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal -- though countries said they wanted to keep pushing for an accord.
-
Global Life Expectancy Dropped By 2 Years Due To Covid: WHO
Covid-19 cut global life expectancy by almost two years when it raged from 2019 to 2021, wiping out a decade of progress, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Life Expectancy Dropped By 1.6 Years Globally During COVID-19: Lancet Study
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
-
World's Air Travel Edges Back To Pre-Covid Levels
Air travel took another major leap in 2023 rising to 94 percent of 2019 levels as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the main global airline body said Wednesday.
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'Zombie' Virus Which Spent 48,500 Years Frozen In Arctic Could Spark Deadly Pandemic, Warn Scientists
The scientists stated that the melting Arctic permafrost could release the 'zombie viruses' and trigger a catastrophic global health emergency
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WHO Sounds Alarm On 'Disease X', Warns Future Pandemic Could Be 20 Times Deadlier Than Covid
WHO's Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus urged countries worldwide to come together and sign a 'pandemic treaty' to tackle the deadly Disease X.
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Indian-Origin Doctor's Pandemic Rock Band Now Has An Album, Upcoming Tour
An Indian-origin doctor with the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) decided to get musical over the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, but what started as a one-man bedroom project has been gaining popularity with booked out shows.
