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Only four nations doing enough to stub out smoking

Aug 1, 2023

Only four countries -- Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkey -- have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures recommended in the fight.

WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency

Jun 15, 2022

The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak

WHO: COVID cases and deaths falling nearly everywhere

Jun 9, 2022

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week.

N Korean ruling party meets amid expectation of nuclear test

Jun 9, 2022

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has convened a political conference where he’s expected to review state affairs

WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries

May 27, 2022

World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease.

WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year term

May 25, 2022

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was reappointed to a second five-year term by the UN health agency’s member countries

WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air

Apr 4, 2022

The UN health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use.