Cyclone Freddy hits Madagascar, four killed
(AFP) – Powerful tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through parts of Madagascar on Wednesday, killing four people on the Indian Ocean island, disaster management authorities said.A 27-year-old man drowned in rising sea waters on Tuesday just before the storm…
Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated against the virus, with over 80 million vaccine doses administere…
COVID Treatment Shows Encouraging Results in Trial, Study Says
A single-injection antiviral treatment for newly infected COVID-19 patients reduced the risk of hospitalization by half in a large-scale clinical trial, a study published Wednesday said.Stanford University professor Jeffrey Glenn, co-author of the stud…
Vatican: Benedict XVI Lucid, Stable, but Condition ‘Serious’
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently.A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said…
As COVID Funding Hangs in Balance, Biden Urges Americans to Get Boosters
President Joe Biden got his fourth COVID-19 shot Tuesday and urged all Americans to do the same, as White House officials urged Congress to approve their request for $22 billion to fund U.S. and global COVID response. “We’re here with…
What Is a ‘Vaccine-Derived’ Poliovirus?
New York health officials announced in July that an unvaccinated adult man from Rockland County had been diagnosed with polio—the first case of the life-threatening disease in the United States since 2013. The virus that causes polio was later detected…
Lone Referral Hospital in Ethiopia’s Afar Region Struggles as Malnutrition Soars
Record-breaking drought in Ethiopia has caused child malnutrition rates to soar in the northern Afar region, where the only referral hospital says babies are dying within hours of arrival. Ethiopia’s war with Tigrayan forces has left less than 10 perce…
CHOGM: West African states Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth
KIGALI— Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historic ties to Britain to enter the English-speaking club headed by Queen Elizabeth II.The 54-nation group of mostly former British colonies accepted Togo…
