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Pete Townshend releases Can’t Outrun The Truth, first solo single in 29 years

Can’t Outrun The Truth is accompanied by Pete Townshend's first solo video in nearly four decades

Louder

Eight new cases of Ebola-like virus reported as double outbreak hits Africa

World Health Organisation moves to fast-track testing of vaccines after Marburg virus claims five lives, including one health worker

Wales Online

Woman who caught TB and 'nearly died' was 'really breathless and coughing blood'

Pearl Stonelake contracted the disease five years ago, but by the time doctors spotted it, lasting damage had been done

Wales Online

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Cyclone Freddy death toll passes 600 as urgent calls grow for international aid

Over 1.4 million affected by Cyclone Freddy that could be declared the longest ever in recorded history

The Independent UK

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

The Conversation

Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of TB in India: Key signs to note

According to a study, India has the highest burden of TB globally, and the disease is responsible for killing about 480,000 people every year and more than 1400 every day in the country. WHO states that a total of 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021 (including 187 000…

The Times of India

Crucial data about the origins of COVID is only now being disclosed. A scientist weighs the impact of the delay

Clearer answers would have taken some of the heat out of the debate around the possible viral origins.

Fortune

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Elon Musk, WHO chief spar on Twitter over U.N. agency's role

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday in a tweet that countries should not "cede authority" to the World Health Organization, and the U.N. health agency's chief quickly rejected his comments.

Reuters

Tom Cruise's 'forgotten' kids who shunned mum Nicole Kidman after split

Tom Cruise reportedly no longer has a relationship with daughter Suri after splitting from Katie Holmes, but in contrast his elder kids are still members of the Church of Scientology and are estranged from mum Nicole Kidman

Daily Mirror

Children are dying. We need a worldwide medicines treaty to avoid further tragedies

Recent deaths linked to drugs made in India underline the need for a global framework for quality control and swift cross-border action when things go wrong

The Guardian - UK

China's only now revealed crucial COVID-19 origins data. Earlier disclosure may have saved us 3 years of political argy-bargy

Once more, we’re talking about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The Conversation

Tanzania announces outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-west

The Guardian - UK

Four fungi that threaten public health

Move over, viruses: Fungal infections (and even fungal pandemics) are a real thing

Salon

Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

Reuters

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Bangkok Post

Time to boost region's oral health

On World Oral Health Day which fell on Monday, WHO urge Southeast Asian countries to accelerate implementation of the region's new Action Plan for Oral Health 2022–2030, which aims to ensure that everyone, everywhere in Southeast Asia can enjoy the highest attainable state of oral health, with a focus on…

The Conversation

Does public safety trump free speech? History suggests there is a case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ

The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull – aka Posie Parker – has put the spotlight on the tension between free speech and protecting vulnerable communities. In particular, it raises questions about Immigration New Zealand’s role in limiting who can visit and speak in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Guardian - UK

Newly released Chinese Covid data points to infected animals in Wuhan

Previously unseen genomic samples suggest animals at Huanan market were potential source

The New Daily

Chinese COVID-19 data from Huanan market provides clues to origins: Report

Data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic uploaded to a database by Chinese scientists gives crucial information on its origins.

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Chinese COVID data from Wuhan market gives clues on origins, researchers say

Data from the early days of the COVID pandemic, briefly uploaded to a database by Chinese scientists, gives information on its origins, including suggesting a role for raccoon dogs in the coronavirus reaching humans, international researchers said.

Tribune News Service

COVID-19 report based on China samples puts suspicion back to animal origins

A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan, China, during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the COVID-19 virus jumped from animals to humans, some researchers say.

Wales Online

Polluting drivers in Wales may face charges for using M4 and A470

A proposed new law is part of a package of measures to improve air quality in Wales

The Independent UK

‘It’s a very difficult thing to pin down’: Did Covid-19 originate from a ‘lab leak’?

Some US government agencies think Covid may have originated from a lab leak, but there needs to be far more evidence to really know where pandemic came from, Josh Marcus

The Times of India

Covid appropriate behaviour must to tackle H3N2 virus: Experts

The New Daily

WHO calls on China to end secrecy about COVID’s origins

World Health Organisation advisers have urged China to release all information in its possession about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

WHO accuses China of withholding data over possible Covid origin link to raccoon dogs

Head of World Health Organization says China ‘should have’ shared data years ago

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