Spain agrees to let hantavirus-hit cruise ship dock in Canary Islands
Three people have died since the outbreak in April, while two crew members on board the ship require urgent care.
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Rise in caesarean section births in Gaza brings danger and infection risks
Caesarean Awareness Month is marked in April. Conditions in Gaza can lead to risks for mothers who undergo the procedure
Is the US forcing Zambia to trade minerals for lives?
Zambia must decide by April 30 if it will provide American businesses with preferential access to its minerals.
Published On 29 Apr 2026
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Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation
As countries spend more on their militaries, what does that mean for spending on healthcare and education?
Born during Israel’s genocide: Gaza’s child survivors bear the scars of war
Gaza’s youngest survivors face lifelong disabilities from toxic gas and burns as the healthcare system collapses.
War and neglect fuel deadly measles epidemic in Sudan’s Darfur
Measles kills 70 in East Darfur’s Labado in a few weeks as healthcare collapse leaves families without medicines.
Deporting soldiers? Why immigrant veterans fear removal from the US
Trump’s push for mass deportation has heightened fears that immigrant veterans of the US military could be expelled.
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says he received treatment for prostate cancer
Netanyahu’s medical report said the Israeli leader was treated with radiation therapy for early-stage prostate cancer.
Global hunger report warns of rising malnutrition and famine risks
Conflict remains the leading driver of hunger, affecting nearly 150 million people facing acute food shortages.
Gaza’s second front: The battle against disease-carrying rats
Palestinian families in Gaza endure daily terror from rats in unsanitary camps, but help is hard to come by.
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UK bans a generation of children from smoking: How it works
The legal age to buy tobacco products will rise by one year, every year, from 2027.
