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What to know about Nipah virus after cases emerge in India
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2026
» LONDON - Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand and Malaysia to step up airport screening to prevent the spread of the infection. But what is Nipah virus, and how worried should people be?
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.
US ambassador to Japan denounces China response over Takaichi remarks
Kyodo News, Published on 20/11/2025
» KYODO — United States Ambassador to Japan George Glass on Thursday denounced China's recent response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, calling its statements "provocative" and economic measures "coercive."
Why an Amazon chef said no to a vegan dinner for Prince William event
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Saulo Jennings, a chef from Brazil's Amazon region, is so passionate about the rainforest's flavors -- like the massive pirarucu fish -- that he refused to cater a vegan dinner at an environmental awards ceremony hosted by Britain's Prince William.
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN - A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.
Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2025
» GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO — The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater numbers of children into starvation, according to aid agencies, malnutrition experts and the United Nations (UN).
Top Iran, EU diplomats to hold nuclear talks
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» TEHRAN - European foreign ministers will hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday, as President Donald Trump mulls the prospect of US involvement in the Iran-Israel war.
Iran hits Tel Aviv after overnight Israeli strikes on Tehran
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - Iran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation.
Iran missiles kill 10 in Israel in night of mutual attacks
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - Iranian missile fire on Israel killed at least 10 people overnight, authorities said Sunday, as the foes exchanged new waves of attacks in their most intense confrontation in history.
Trump showdown with courts in spotlight at migrant hearing
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's showdown with the judicial system will be in the spotlight Tuesday at a hearing on the fate of a migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.