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Nipah virus outbreak in India sparks worry in China before Lunar New Year
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/01/2026
» An outbreak of the highly fatal Nipah virus in India's eastern state of West Bengal has sparked widespread attention and public concern in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when millions will travel.
India confirms two Nipah infections
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2026
» NEW DELHI - India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of West Bengal since December, the health ministry said, as some Southeast Asian nations including Thailand step up scrutiny of air travellers.
'HIV-free generations': prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» GA-RANKUWA (SOUTH AFRICA) (SOUTH AFRICA) - Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.
Bird flu poses risk of pandemic 'worse than Covid'
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS — The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
Fire razes 170 buildings in southern Japan, one dead
Kyodo News, Published on 19/11/2025
» OITA — More than 170 buildings were damaged in a massive fire that swept through a dense residential area in the southwestern Japan city of Oita overnight, leaving one person dead, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2025
» Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq and a man considered by historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, has died at the age of 84.
Imported chikungunya cases will rise steadily in Hong Kong, leading expert warns
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/08/2025
» Hong Kong is expected to experience an increase in imported chikungunya fever cases, a leading infectious disease specialist has said, calling on the public to avoid travelling to high-risk areas after the city recorded three more infections.
China starts building mega-dam in Tibet
News Agencies, Published on 19/07/2025
» Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched construction of a mega-dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet on Saturday, with a total planned investment of 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion), according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
World-first IVF trial reduces risk of babies inheriting diseases
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» PARIS - Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday.
Fire that closed Heathrow traced to unrepaired transformer
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» LONDON - A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London’s Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018 but not fixed, a report said Wednesday.