- Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Reuters
Food shortages are next global health crisis -expert
Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned.
Damaged, UK's Boris Johnson scrapes win in party confidence vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote on Monday but a large rebellion in his Conservative Party over the so-called "partygate" scandal dealt a blow to his authority and leaves him with a struggle to win back support.
Teacher, 14-year-old among hundreds of Americans hit by gunfire over weekend
A Philadelphia school teacher, an Arizona teenager and a Chicago police officer were among hundreds of people struck by gunfire over the weekend, part of a relentless wave of shootings that has forced the United States to examine ways to curb gun violence.
Gilead drug modestly delays breast cancer progression in late-stage trial
Gilead Sciences Inc's (GILD.O) Trodelvy extended by 1.5 months, or 34%, the length of time women with advanced stages of a common type of breast cancer lived without their disease worsening, according to the presented trial data.
Outbreaks of diseases such as monkeypox becoming more frequent, warns WHO
Outbreaks of endemic diseases such as monkeypox and Lassa fever are becoming more persistent and frequent, the World Health Organization's emergency director, Mike Ryan, warned.
Russian forces advance in factory city, U.S. to send precision rockets to Ukraine
Russian troops on Wednesday pressed their assault on a factory city targeted in their push to grab a swathe of eastern Ukraine, while the United States said it would supply advanced rockets to Kyiv to help it force Moscow to negotiate an end to the war.
Asia's factory activity slows in May as China COVID curbs weigh
Asia's factory activity slowed in May as China's heavy-handed coronavirus curbs continued to disrupt supply chains and dampen demand, adding to woes for some countries in the region that are already struggling with surging raw material prices.
Monkeypox outbreak unlikely to cause a pandemic, WHO says
The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said, adding it remains unclear if infected people are not displaying symptoms can transmit the disease.
Monkeypox presents moderate risk to public health, WHO says
A total of 257 confirmed cases and 120 suspected cases have been reported from 23 member states that are not endemic to the virus, the health agency said in a statement. There have been no reported fatalities so far.
Monkeypox can be contained if we act now, WHO says
A World Health Organization senior official said on Friday that the priority needs to be containing monkeypox in non-endemic countries, saying that this can be achieved through quick action.
NA endorses policies and programmes
National Assembly has approved the policy and program of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 with a clear majority on Friday.
WHO says no urgency for monkeypox vaccinations
The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa requires mass vaccinations as measures like good hygiene and safe sexual behaviour will help control its spread, a senior official said.
WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally
The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.
Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM picks cabinet
A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vesak, while new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe assembled a cabinet to resolve the island nation's economic and political crisis.
UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies - WAM agency
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, state news agency WAM reported on Friday. He was also the ruler of the Abu Dhabi emirate.
