Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments
Scientists have said they are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the Ebola virus after two potential drugs showed survival rates of as …
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No-deal Brexit could deepen Europe’s medicine shortages
As the October 31 deadline for the UK to leave the European Union approaches, health professionals are warning that shortages of some medicines could worsen …
Intercommunal conflict ‘national concern’ after 37 killed
The violence broke out over three days in the province of Ouaddai, a strategic area for herder migration near the border with Sudan. Chad’s President …
A step-by-step guide to Hajj
Taking part in the pilgrimage at least once in one’s lifetime is a major obligation for all able-bodied Muslims of financial means, and between two …
Lebanon’s Daily Star publishes ‘no news’ protest edition
Lebanon’s only English-language daily «refrained from publishing news articles in its print edition» to protest against the country’s deteriorating economic and political condition. Every page …
Venezuela’s Maduro halts talks with opposition after US sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered his government’s representatives not to travel to Barbados for scheduled talks with the political opposition starting on Thursday, blaming the US sanctions …
Kyrgyz officer killed as ex-president Atambayev evades arrest
A Kyrgyz officer was killed Wednesday when special forces stormed the compound of former president Almazbek Atambayev, as mounting tensions with his successor Sooronbai Jeenbekov …
Injured migrants allege Croatian police brutality
Eighteen migrants have been injured while attempting to reach the European Union by crossing irregularly from Bosnia into Croatia, according to Bosnian officials. Bosnian police had found the migrants near …
Venezuela denounces new US sanctions as ‘threat’ to world
Venezuela’s vice president has called the latest US sanctions freezing the assets of President Nicolas Maduro’s government a «global threat» and an attack on private property. Delcy Rodriguez …
Dozens killed in air raid on Libya’s Murzuq
Correction August 5, 2019: An earlier version of this report said an attack hit a wedding ceremony. This is incorrect. Local sources say the raid …
Colombia to grant citizenship to children of Venezuelan parents
Colombia has said it will grant citizenship to more than 24,000 children born in the country to parents from crisis-hit Venezuela since 2015, as well as to those who will …
Senior Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea dies at 93
Khmer Rouge’s ‘Brother Number Two’ Nuon Chea has died aged 93, acooding to a spokesman for the Cambodia tribunal where he was convicted of genocide and crimes …