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Measles cases hit six-year high in South Korea amid outbreaks across south-east Asia

South Korea passes annual tally for 2024 already, as Vietnam and Thailand continue to battle outbreaks

The Guardian - AU

Aspartame: the artificial sweetener is calorie-free but not risk-free – a nutritionist explains

Sugar — sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into nearly everything we eat. While delicious, sugar delivers what nutritionists call “empty calories” — energy without any essential nutrients. And with overconsumption linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease…

The Conversation

Doctor Who needs to stop lecturing us: its morality policing is getting hard to swallow

The show is veering off course in its desire to thumb its nose at its critics -- and not always successfully

Evening Standard

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Health gaps have narrowed between rich and poor countries. But progress has stalled, officials warn

Gaps in life expectancy, child mortality, and maternal health have narrowed between the wealthiest and poorest countries, but gains have slowed in recent years.

Euronews

Inequality killing on a ‘grand scale’ globally, experts warn

It comes as a new report from the WHO revealed targets designed to help tackle global health inequalities within a generation will not be met.

The Independent UK

Did Natalie Gruzlewski Spoil Farmer Wants A Wife? Host Reveals Who Finds Love In 2025

"I feel like every season we have surprises.”

Pedestrian.tv

A mobile app told me my kids’ food isn’t healthy – now I’m emptying out my kitchen cabinets

IN FOCUS : The Yuka app allows you to scan items in your home to see what they contain – and the risks they pose to you and your family. It sent me into a panic, writes Charlotte Cripps, but some experts remain unconvinced

The Independent UK

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Man bitten hundreds of times by snakes could help scientists create ultimate antivenom

Antibodies from the blood of a man who is hyperimmune to various snake venoms could help scientists create an effective antivenom for wider human use.

Euronews

Why is measles spreading in Canada, Mexico and the US?

The northern Americas are at “high” risk of measles compared with a “moderate” risk globally, according to the WHO.

Al Jazeera

Millie Gibson on returning to Doctor Who: ‘Ruby has PTSD’

Millie Gibson tells us about returning to Doctor Who as Ruby Sunday for two special episodes and reflects on fame and the future

Evening Standard

ESG Is Coming for Your Candy Bars

As climate and equity proposals lose steam, activist investors are targeting junk food, soda, and alcohol in the name of corporate responsibility.

Reason

Doctor Who: Lucky Day on BBC One review – fake news comes for the Who-niverse

4/5 The show takes a swerve into modern cancel culture in this thoughtful and interesting Doctor-lite episode

Evening Standard

The truth about your scented candle habit

LET’S UNPACK THAT: They’re the ultimate little luxury and everyone’s go-to gift, but could our scented candle habit be more harmful than it seems? Katie Rosseinsky asks the experts

The Independent UK

Global health funding faces worst crisis ‘in memory’, WHO chief says

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says contributions have fallen sharply across the board.

Al Jazeera

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The Independent UK

World Health Organization makes U-turn on weight loss jabs

The decision is a significant shift in the WHO’s approach to drugs like Wegovy

The Independent UK

China suggests Covid-19 originated in US in response to Trump allegation

China said the Wuhan lab leak virus theory was ‘extremely unlikely’

Radio France Internationale

Global talks seek to curb e-waste dumping as Africa bears the brunt

The world is drowning in discarded electronics – from broken phones and laptops to old refrigerators and medical equipment – and only a tiny fraction is being recycled. Now, as electronic waste surges to record levels, more than 180 countries have gathered in Geneva to confront the growing crisis.

Louder

"Much as I appreciate you, I am not going to play Pinball Wizard!" Watch Roger Daltrey engage in lively conversation with entitled heckler

The confrontation took place at a recent show on The Who frontman's Alive & Kicking tour

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Al Jazeera

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

Inverse

15 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Just Dusted-Off An Old Formula — With A Twist

Reality has been changed. Again. Here's what it might mean for 'Doctor Who' Season 2.

Total Film

Doctor Who season 2, episode 3 spoiler review: 'The Well' is a "ruthlessly gripping" installment that challenges Belinda

The Independent UK

What is drug resistance and why is it a problem?

HIV drug resistance explained as experts sound alarm over long-term aid funding cuts

The Independent UK

Trump funding cuts harming HIV patients, WHO says

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Guitar World

“I loved working with David Gilmour… but that was an uneasy collaboration”: Pete Townshend admits he’s not a natural collaborator – even with bandmates and fellow guitar heroes

That said, the Who guitarist did recently collaborate with an up-and-coming singer-songwriter...

Radio France Internationale

Malaria fight under threat as US funding cuts raise fears in Africa

In 25 years, investment in the fight against malaria has prevented two billion infections and 13 million deaths, most of them in Africa, which carries nearly all of the burden of the disease. But as cases rise for a fifth year in a row and US funding is cut, experts…

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