Geneva: All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters. Despite three "brutal" years of the Covid-19 pandemic, strong preparedness systems are "severely lacking", the International Federation of Red Cross
New York: Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency in New York City in response to the thousands of Latin American migrants bused to the city in recent months from the US southern border, straining the city’s homeless shelter system. The city expects to spend
London: Britain faces a "humanitarian crisis" this winter when the difficult choices forced upon low-income households by soaring energy bills could cause serious physical and mental illness, a healthcare lobby group said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resisted calls to provide more support to households struggling
London: Researchers led by the University of Cambridge are calling on governments to prepare for the possibility of human extinction due to climate change. The researchers proposed a research agenda for bad-to-worse climate change scenarios, which include losing 10% of the global population to eventual extinction. There
London: Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is facing the "greatest workforce crisis" in its history, according to a parliamentary committee report. The report by the Health of Social Care Select Committee also criticized the "absence of a credible government strategy" to deal with the crisis, saying
Tamanna Salikuddin Following months of escalating protests, and the May resignation of his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on July 13. Sri Lanka’s economy has hit rock bottom as it defaulted on international loans and is facing rampant
Havana: A year after the largest protests in decades shook Cuba’s single-party government, hundreds of people who participated are in prison and the economic and political factors that caused the demonstrations largely remain. Streets and public squares filled with protesters on July 11 and 12, 2021,