Nigeria declares cholera crisis, launches emergency measures
Nigerian authorities have declared a national emergency and activated response operations to control the spread of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 50 people. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, or NCDC, said Tuesday that its decision to…
Zimbabwe fights higher drug abuse cases, especially among youth
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Officials in Zimbabwe, which is facing a growing problem of substance abuse — especially among unemployed youth, say arrests have surged in 2024, with close to 2,400 people taken into custody so far. Officials say economic difficulties…
WHO: 3 million die each year from drugs, alcohol
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are more than 3 million drug- and alcohol-related deaths annually, most of which are among men. A report released Tuesday says 2.6 million people (2 million of them men) die from something related…
Microsoft faces antitrust violation for bundling Teams with Office software
European Union regulators have accused Microsoft of breaking antitrust rules by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its popular business software. The European Commission — the EU’s antitrust enforcer — says that making Teams automatically available with Office…
Experts: Northern Gaza spared famine, but ‘sustained risk’ remains
New York — The situation in the Gaza Strip remains catastrophic and there is a high and sustained risk of famine across all of Gaza as long as the Israel-Hamas war continues and humanitarian access is restricted, a United Nations-backed…
Ukraine begins talks to join European Union
The European Union and Ukraine began membership talks Tuesday, a process that could take years and which Russia has historically tried to prevent. The talks come a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to keep Ukraine from forming…
Georgians link past Russian atrocities with Ukraine invasion
Campaigners in Georgia are seeking to highlight past atrocities committed by invading Russian troops and allied militias during the early 1990s, which they say should have acted as a warning of the dangers posed by Russia, long before Moscow’s full-scale…
US Surgeon General declares firearm violence a ‘public health crisis’
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a public health crisis on Tuesday, calling for greater gun control, including the banning of assault rifles. Murthy issued the first Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence to address his concerns….
China’s premier pushes back on EV, green industry concerns
China’s Premier Li Qiang pushed back Tuesday against criticism that Chinese firms enjoy unfair subsidies and on worries about the state of the world’s second largest economy. In an address at the opening of the “Summer Davos” World Economic Forum…
Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering
Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, told council members that Syria’s dire situation needs political solutions in order for its issues to be sustainably addressed. ‘Climate of fear’ Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi said the security situation in Syria…