Health
South America dengue spike prompts vaccination drive as bug spray runs out
By Ricardo Brito and Lucinda Elliott Reuters South America is seeing a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue during the ...HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data
A trial of an experimental HIV vaccine in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa has been stopped early after preliminary data suggested it ...South Korean farmers scuffle with police at protest over dog meat ban
By Jimin Jung and Dogyun Kim Reuters About 200 South Korean farmers who breed and raise dogs for human consumption held a ...South Korea to ban eating dogs
By Ju-min Park Reuters South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the ancient ...EU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN finds widespread theft
By Gabriela Baczynska, Michelle Nichols, Aaron Ross and Emma Farge Reuters The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World ...South Africa’s Johannesburg fire death toll rises to 63: official
More than 60 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African ...Asia, Africa bear brunt of pollution health burden – research
Despite improvements in China, air pollution across the globe continues to pose the greatest external risk to human health, with countries in ...Peru allows abortion of 11-year-old rape victim after UN pressure
By Carlos Valdez and Anthony Marina Reuters An 11-year-old rape victim was allowed an abortion in Peru over the weekend after being ...Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector
When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and ...‘Heat storm’ stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued
Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern ...