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Indonesia set to buy Chinese J-10 fighter jets amid push to modernise military
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/10/2025
» Indonesia's top defence official says his country is set to acquire China's J-10 fighter jets, possibly making it the second foreign military to operate the model after Pakistan.
SpaceX launches Starship rocket on latest test flight
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (UNITED STATES) - SpaceX's Starship megarocket, the linchpin of founder Elon Musk's ambitions to colonize Mars, blasted off on its latest test mission Tuesday after the vessel's last two outings ended in fiery explosions.
DR Congo conflict ‘risks broader regional war’
AFP, Published on 01/02/2025
» GOMA, DR Congo - The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said on Saturday, as Africa’s top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.
Migration set to drive UK population to 72.5 million by 2032
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2025
» LONDON —The United Kingdom's (UK) population is set to hit 72.5 million by mid-2032, according to new official projections, an upward revision of more than 100,000 people that will pile pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to crack down on immigration.
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2024
» The World Health Organisation authorised Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first such approval in the agency's effort to bolster testing capabilities in countries facing outbreaks of the disease.
Malaysia reports new mpox case
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's health ministry reported on Tuesday one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, a less severe variant of the disease, and said the patient had been isolated and was in a stable condition.
Singapore sets up precautionary border screenings for mpox virus
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 23/08/2024
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will screen for mpox symptoms at border checkpoints, boosting precautionary measures against the virus after its outbreak was declared a global health emergency.
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine globally
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 08/05/2024
» The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic.
WHO sees 'incredibly low' Covid, flu vaccination rates
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2024
» LONDON/CHICAGO - Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters.
WHO says no novel pathogen behind respiratory illness surge in China
Reuters, Published on 24/11/2023
» SHANGHAI: China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected.