A $30 Billion Disaster Is Just the Tip of a Deadly Climate Cycle
When night falls in the refugee camp outside Karachi, Shanawaz Khoso worries about snake bites. The 38-year-old and
2023-07-03 07:45
Japan Set to Pour Fukushima Water Into Pacific, Irking China
Japan is set to win approval to discharge more than a million cubic meters of treated water from
2023-07-03 06:15
World Health Organization to Assess Cancer Risk of Diet-Soda Sweetener Aspartame
The World Health Organization is planning to release two new reports on the safety of aspartame, the popular
2023-06-23 22:58
El Nino’s Fierce Heat Carries New Risk of Resurgent Deadly Viruses
The return of El Niño after nearly four years is raising the specter of extreme weather, economic pain,
2023-06-23 12:50
Liberia Is Latest Nation to Find Tainted Medicine From India
Liberia joined a list of countries that have found contaminated medicine originating from India’s $42 billion drugmaking industry.
2023-06-15 23:49
Beijing Reports First Two Mpox Cases, Isolates Patients
China’s capital reported its first mpox infections and local health authorities have started an investigation to trace its
2023-06-07 00:56
Covid Kills One Person Every Four Minutes as Vaccine Rates Fall
After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over. Yet it’s still killing at least
2023-05-24 10:47
Singapore Life Expectancy Rises From a Decade Ago Despite Covid
Life expectancy in Singapore rose to an average of 83 years in 2022, increasing by almost one year
2023-05-22 16:53
China’s New Covid Wave Set to See 65 Million Cases a Week
China is likely to see its Covid-19 wave peaking at about 65 million infections a week toward the
2023-05-22 15:55
Warming World Risks Adding 9 Million Deaths Annually, WHO Says
Rising temperatures are making it increasingly difficult to reach global health goals. There is a risk of more
2023-05-19 16:28