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Millions of desperate Sudanese return home amid dire conditions as war rages

IOM Deputy Director General Sung Ah Lee said that returns were concentrated mainly in the capital Khartoum and neighbouring Al…

3 months ago

As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return

“More people are killed and injured each year. Millions have only a few hours of electricity per day. Hundreds of…

5 months ago

Renewed calls for two-State solution amid ‘perilously fragile’ conditions for Palestinians

Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York, the Committee elected Coly Seck, Senegal’s ambassador to the United Nations, as Chair.The…

6 months ago

New NHS online hospital to focus on nine health conditions

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe new NHS online hospital service being launched in England next year will initially focus on menopause,…

7 months ago

Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF

In a statement, the agency identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during severe…

7 months ago

UN-backed experts say Gaza food supplies improving but 100,000 still in ‘catastrophic conditions’

UN-backed food security experts have found improvements in nutrition and food supplies in Gaza since the ceasefire but say 100,000…

7 months ago

Heavy rains compound dire conditions of Gaza’s displaced, UN warns

Heavy rains over the past week have compounded the already dire living conditions of the hundreds of thousands of displaced…

7 months ago

Sudan’s crisis deepens with communities trapped in ‘siege conditions’

Communities in Dilling and Kadugli in the south are trapped in “siege conditions,” according to children’s agency UNICEF. Additionally, there have…

8 months ago

Gazans tell of dire conditions in Israeli-declared humanitarian zone

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondentBBCSylvia al-Shurafi says "even an animal" could not survive in the so-called humanitarian zoneAs Israel continues its…

10 months ago

AI stethoscope could detect heart conditions in seconds

Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say.The original stethoscope, invented…

11 months ago