DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
A total of 4,381 cases across five provinces have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of Tuesday.
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Gaza’s second front: The battle against disease-carrying rats
Palestinian families in Gaza endure daily terror from rats in unsanitary camps, but help is hard to come by.
Israel hinders repair of damaged water infra deepening Gaza’s health crisis
Palestinian engineers struggle to repair Gaza’s water system, which has been contaminated, posing a health risk.
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Doctors fear ‘swamp fever’ spreading in flood-hit Gaza
Health authorities are warning of yet another potential health threat in Gaza: leptospirosis.
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Medical experts say Africa faces worst cholera outbreak in 25 years
Africa CDC recorded about 300,000 confirmed and suspected cases of cholera so far in 2025, a rise over last year.
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Pakistan floods spark cholera fears amid other rising health risks
Health experts warn of rising cholera cases in Pakistan amid catastrophic floods and strained healthcare.
Alarm in India’s Kerala as cases of ‘brain-eating’ amoeba rise
At least 19 deaths and 72 infections of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba have been reported this year.
WHO warns hospitals ‘on the brink’ as Israel pushes Gaza City assault
Israel continues deadly bid to ethnically cleanse enclave’s largest city amid ‘cataclysmic’ humanitarian conditions.
![Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for Gaza City on September 18, 2025. [Eyad Baba/ AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/000_74WU8Y4-1758191598.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Screwworm? What’s the flesh-eating parasite found in a human in the US?
Parasitic flies have been found in the United States, following an outbreak of screwworm in Central America last year.
The competition brought together 280 robotics teams from 16 countries. [Adek Berry/AFP]
People and robots take part in the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. [Adek Berry/AFP]
Robots are placed on their stand before competing in the games. [Adek Berry/AFP]
Robots compete in the 100m final at the Chinese capital's National Speed Skating Oval, built for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]
A technician programs a robot to compete in a five-against-five football match. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]
Robots compete in the football final. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]
A robot competes in the 100m obstacles event. [Adek Berry/AFP]
A robot competes in the high jump category. [Adek Berry/AFP]
Robots compete in a boxing event. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]
A referee declares the winner in a robot boxing match. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]
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Cholera kills 40 as Sudan faces worst outbreak in years, says MSF
MSF says displacement, war and rain driving deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan as infections continue to mount.
