First Ebola patient in eastern Congo’s main city dies
The first Ebola patient in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city, Goma, has died, the government said on Tuesday....
UK doctors reveal separation of twins joined at the head
Two-year-old twins joined at the head have undergone successful surgery at a British hospital to separate their skulls, brains and blood vessels, doctors said on...
Democrat Harris unveils plan to lower drug costs, put ‘people over profit’
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled a plan on Tuesday to crack down on pharmaceutical companies which overcharge for prescription drugs, making her the latest...
Abbott to hike production of lower-cost glucose monitors as diabetes soars
Abbott Laboratories plans to ramp up manufacturing capacity for its lower-cost continuous glucose monitor, the FreeStyle Libre, by three to five times in the next...
Dutch appeals court postpones verdict on Crimean gold
A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday postponed its verdict on the ownership of a collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that was on loan to...
Dozens feared trapped by India building collapse
A four-story residential building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday (July 16), trapping an estimated 40 people in the rubble, police and...
Italy seizes missile from neo-Nazi sympathisers
Italian police on Monday seized a large arsenal of weapons, including an air-to-air missile, in raids on neo-Nazi sympathisers. Mia Womersley reports....
Floods worsen in India’s northeast; rare rhinos in danger
Floods in northeast India worsened on Tuesday with incessant rain swelling already raging rivers, inundating villages and a rhinoceros sanctuary as 1,000 soldiers were deployed...
Colombian caught in Spain with cocaine under toupee
A Colombian man was detained at Barcelona’s international airport after half a kilo of cocaine was found hidden under an over-sized toupee, Spanish police said...
Migration from eastern Europe raises German population to record high
Germany’s population reached a record high of more than 83 million people last year, largely because migration, most of which came from eastern Europe, data...