Palestinians still being killed in Gaza, one year into ‘ceasefire’
One year to the day after the US-brokered ceasefire was agreed, more Israeli attacks killed Palestinians in Gaza.

One year to the day after the US-brokered ceasefire was agreed, more Israeli attacks killed Palestinians in Gaza.

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Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician’s death; US demands ‘transparency’ as WHO monitors situation.
More than 4,000 people have died in the worst outbreak in the DR Congo’s history, with confirmed cases surpassing 8,300.

Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia.
Plague is still endemic to Siberia, the location of the first known prehistoric human outbreak.
The US had largely eliminated measles by 2000 but has seen several outbreaks amid declining vaccination rates.
Russian authorities quarantine hospital, monitor 200 contacts after suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.
A Russian agency links the lab worker’s death to ‘pneumonia of unknown’ origin.

Mexico is turning to AI to speed up breast cancer detection as long waits and a shortage of specialists hamper screening
The WHO’s representative in Palestine calls on Israeli authorities to ‘release the pressure on medical supplies’.
Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.