Earthquake death toll in Turkiye rises above 45,000 ISTANBUL: The death toll in Turkiye from last month's devastating earthquake has risen to 45,089, the Disaster and... Published 01 Mar, 2023 11:17am
World Turkiye Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down ANTAKYA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after... Published 15 Feb, 2023 01:16pm
World Miracle rescues a week after Turkiye-Syria quake KAHRAMANMARAS: Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkiye and Syria... Published 13 Feb, 2023 11:28am
World Turkiye-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000: UN relief chief KAHRAMANMARAS: The death toll from a massive earthquake in Turkiye and Syria will “double or more” from its current... Updated 12 Feb, 2023 11:37am
World Death toll in Turkiye, Syria quake tops 33,000 as Turkiye starts legal action ANTAKYA: Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit... Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:49pm
World Children found alive as Turkiye-Syria quake toll tops 22,000 KAHRAMANMARAS: Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkiye-Syria earthquake as the toll... Updated 10 Feb, 2023 05:42pm
World WHO says Syria, already in crisis, needs massive humanitarian aid after quake GENEVA: Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria’s humanitarian needs... Published 07 Feb, 2023 03:32pm
World WHO report on Ukraine health emergency sparks US, Russia row The United States and Russia faced off on Saturday over a World Health Organization report on the humanitarian... Published 04 Feb, 2023 09:52pm
World Nine Palestinians killed in Israel West Bank raid: ministry JENIN: An Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp Thursday killed nine Palestinians including an... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 02:43pm
World North Korea locks down capital over ‘respiratory illness’: report SEOUL: North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over “respiratory illness”, a report said... Published 25 Jan, 2023 12:29pm
World WHO investigating links between cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose... Published 24 Jan, 2023 12:48pm
World WHO seeks $2.5bn for health emergency responses in 2023 GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday appealed for $2.54 billion for its work in 2023 to help millions of... Published 23 Jan, 2023 08:37pm
World Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat: WHO GENEVA: Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to... Published 23 Jan, 2023 03:17pm
World WHO alert on Indian cough syrups blamed for Uzbek deaths NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization has issued an alert warning against the use of two Indian cough syrups... Published 12 Jan, 2023 04:50pm
World Chinese fret over infecting elderly as holidays prompt COVID warnings BEIJING: People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to... Published 12 Jan, 2023 10:08am
World China defends its retaliation against South Korea, Japan COVID curbs BEIJING: Chinese state media defended on Wednesday the retaliatory measures against South Korea and Japan over their... Published 11 Jan, 2023 09:26am
World WHO backs wearing masks on long flights as new Omicron variant spreads LONDON: Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long-haul flights to counter the latest... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 07:29pm
World ‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase BEIJING: China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened... Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:25am
World China state media plays down severity of COVID wave before WHO meeting BEIJING: China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with... Published 03 Jan, 2023 11:08am
World India to step up COVID surveillance as cases increase elsewhere NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked all states to step up surveillance for any new variants of the coronavirus,... Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:35am
World Beijing braces for surge in severe COVID cases as world watches with concern BEIJING: Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid... Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:04am
World One in four Ukrainians at risk of mental disorder due to conflict: WHO GENEVA: A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that 10 million people, or about a quarter of Ukraine’s... Published 20 Dec, 2022 09:07pm
World WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the... Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:41pm
World ‘Tough times’: Warnings sound over China’s rapid ‘zero-COVID’ exit BEIJING: A week after China began dismantling its tough ‘zero-COVID’ controls, the World Health Organization warned... Published 14 Dec, 2022 11:30am
World Haiti receives first shipment of cholera vaccines: WHO GENEVA: Crisis-wracked Haiti has received a first shipment of cholera vaccines to help battle the intensifying... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:34pm
World Monkeypox to be renamed mpox: WHO WHO says move aimed at minimising any ongoing negative impact of the current name Updated 28 Nov, 2022 07:19pm
World Mouth diseases hit nearly half the world’s people: WHO GENEVA: Rotting teeth, swollen gums and oral cancers: nearly half the world’s population suffer from mouth diseases,... Published 17 Nov, 2022 05:34pm
World Monkeypox still global health emergency: WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should... Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:45pm
World EU to clamp down on deadly air pollution with tougher laws BRUSSELS: The European Union will on Wednesday propose tougher legal limits on health-damaging dirty air and rules... Published 26 Oct, 2022 12:04pm
World Fungal infection list launched by WHO flags global health threat LONDON: The World Health Organization has drawn up the first ever list of fungal pathogens posing the greatest ... Published 25 Oct, 2022 08:09pm