UN News
UN Reports Child Vaccination Creeps Up, Still Has a Lot of Creeping to Do
Global vaccination rates inch up one percentage point, which is progress - unless you're one of the 13.5 million kids still getting zero doses.
2026-07-15
UN News
2026-07-10
UN News
Cholera Returns to Sudan, Because Apparently War Wasn't Enough
Sudan adds cholera to its already impressive roster of crises, with over 100 dead and aid access hampered by drones.
2026-07-05
The Guardian
Europe’s AC Culture War Heats Up: From ‘Heat Panic’ to ‘Sacrificed at the Altar’
Europe’s air conditioning culture war reaches a boiling point as record heat pits climate ideology against public health, with far-right parties flip-flopping on AC and Elon Musk cheering for American-style cooling.
UN News
Ebola Survivor Returns Home, Stigma Goes Down for the Count in Uganda
An anthropologist plays community mediator as Uganda battles Ebola stigma, proving that cake and conversation can be just as vital as lab results.
2026-07-03
BBC World
Finally Testing Treatments for the Ebola Strain That’s Been Busy Killing People
WHO begins clinical trial for Bundibugyo Ebola strain treatments as DRC outbreak surpasses 1,400 cases and 438 deaths.
2026-07-01
BBC World
Toddler Emerges from Rubble Six Days Later, Because This Is Fine Apparently
A three-year-old is rescued six days after Venezuela's earthquakes, offering a rare good news story amid a humanitarian catastrophe with nearly 2,000 dead.
2026-06-30
The Guardian
Glasgow Hospital Tests Patient for Ebola; Public Health Scotland Insists It’s Probably Fine
A patient in Glasgow is being tested for Ebola; Public Health Scotland says risk is low, but they're ready to trace contacts and maybe panic a little.
2026-06-28
BBC World
Europe's Heatwave Claims Over 1,300 Lives, Because Climate Change Isn't Just a Summer Fling
Europe's heatwave has killed over 1,300 people, shattered temperature records, and forced festival cancellations - because climate change doesn't take holidays.
2026-06-27
The Guardian
Europe Endures Hottest Heatwave on Record, Forgets Everything It Learned Last Time
Europe faces its worst heatwave on record, with deaths, infrastructure failures, and political inertia, proving that we've learned nothing from the last 20 years of heatwaves.
2026-06-19
The Guardian
Visa Rejections Keep Frontline Midwives from Key Summit, Because Apparently Saving Lives Can Wait
Visa rejections keep midwives from lifesaving summit; apparently, saving mothers from preventable deaths isn't urgent enough for a travel pass.
2026-06-18
BBC World
Ebola Mourners Get a Grim New Lesson: How to Bury Loved Ones Without Becoming a Statistic
In DR Congo, Ebola mourners learn to grieve without traditional rites, as safe burials become a grim necessity and one man buries both parents in two days.
2026-06-17
BBC World
Armed Men Storm Hospital, Kidnap Six-Year-Old Ebola Patient in DR Congo - Because Nothing Says 'Medical Skepticism' Like a Knife
Armed men kidnap a six-year-old Ebola patient in DR Congo, proving that misinformation, suspicion, and knives are a terrible combination during an outbreak that's already killed nearly 200 people.
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