Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak
Fatalities near 4,000 across the DRC as health workers battle community anger and a vaccine-resistant strain.
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Swiss captain Xhaka sidelined over fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate
Switzerland’s football association will reassess the situation with Xhaka after the international window closes.
DR Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine for health workers as death toll rises
50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial.
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Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing
Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.
Israeli strike on motorcycle kills Palestinian in Gaza City, injures child
Separate attacks struck central refugee camps as officials warned Gaza’s health sector faces total collapse.
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Pentagon resumes mandatory testosterone testing for US troops over 30
Experts have called policy unnecessary and said testosterone injections could increase risks of infertility.
Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government
Magdalena Andersson will likely face several challenges as she tries to get Sweden’s other left-wing parties to unite.
Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths
The CDC and officials from the US state differ over how four deaths should be classified as cases continue to spread.
Third person dies from malaria in cluster near Germany’s Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt grapples with a rare malaria outbreak tied to air travel, marking three deaths in recent months.
Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths
US Senator Bill Cassidy presses Trump’s pick for surgeon general on views over vaccines, public health.
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Is US health care too broken to cure cancer?
Ted Okon tells Al Jazeera that even with a cure, the US wouldn’t be able to treat everyone with cancer.
Published On 16 Sep 2026
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