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MANILA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that antimicrobial resistance is already causing a global health emergency, threatening to erase nearly a century of medical progress as common infections become increasingly challenging to treat. Saia Ma’u Piukala, the WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, said in …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | Nearly 477,000 children in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica are experiencing significant disruptions to their schooling three weeks after Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean, a UN spokesperson said Monday. With many schools damaged or closed, children have been forced to miss classes or study in temporary …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to release the files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, amid cracks in the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement. Donald Trump has been the de facto leader of the GOP for roughly a …

BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The European Commission’s autumn 2025 economic forecast shows that driven by a surge in exports in anticipation of U.S. tariff increases, the European Union’s (EU) economy maintained growth, and it is expected to continue expanding at a moderate pace over the forecast horizon. In the report …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release files related to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after months of stalling from Republican leaders. The lower chamber voted 427-1 to pass the Epstein …

NEW DELHI | TASS |  A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the death penalty for crimes against humanity related to a crackdown on mass protests last year, according to a BTV broadcast from the court on Monday. The International Crimes Tribunal found Hasina guilty on all five …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The longest U.S. government shutdown in history has finally been ended, yet the harm done to the country has not come to a full stop. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed a Senate-approved spending package, breaking the congressional deadlock that …

Findings could improve screening and treatment for patients of African ancestry HEALTH REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Scientists have identified variants of five genes linked to aggressive prostate disease or to cancer that spreads, or metastasizes, to other organs in males of African ancestry. The study was published …

TOKYO | Xinhua | Japan’s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) leader Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent erroneous remarks on China’s Taiwan, local media reported. At a party meeting in Nagasaki Prefecture, Noda, a former prime minister, said Takaichi “went too far” and …

GAZA | Xinhua | Displaced Palestinians awoke to flooded tents Friday morning as the first autumn rain hit the Gaza Strip overnight, heightening fears of worsening living conditions as winter approaches. Amal Abu Hassan, a displaced woman in Gaza City, and her four children endured a harrowing night as their …