WHO condemns attack on Lebanese paramedics
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has strongly denounced a deadly assault by Israel on...
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WHO denounces attacks as 132 healthcare workers killed in Lebanon
At least 132 healthcare workers in Lebanon have been killed while on duty, a stark reminder of the dire situation...
WHO boss sounds alarm, says “situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the catastrophic situation unfolding in northern Gaza, where intense military...
WHO suspends Gaza polio vaccination, gives reason
A polio vaccination campaign in north Gaza has been postponed due to Israeli bombardments, mass displacement, and lack of access,...
WHO warns of high risk of cholera outbreak in Lebanon amid conflict, mass displacement
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that the risk of cholera spreading in Lebanon is "very high"...
WHO continues polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, records giant strides
The World Health Organization's efforts to combat polio in Gaza are underway, with 156,943 children having received their second dose...
Polio vaccination target achieved in Gaza, WHO confirms
The World Health Organization has expressed optimism that a huge polio vaccination drive in Gaza has hit its target of...
WHO exceeds Polio vaccination targets in Gaza despite raging attacks by Israel
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that it is ahead of its targets for polio vaccinations in Gaza,...
Al-Khobar earns WHO certification as healthy city
Al-Khobar City has been certified as a healthy city after meeting 80 criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO).The...
Iraq’s football association condemns reporters who confronted Casas
The Iraq Football Association has strongly criticized the "abhorrent behavior" displayed by journalists who confronted coach Jesus Casas after Iraq's...
Saudi Arabia achieves WHO certification for trans fat elimination
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), has successfully obtained the World Health Organization...
Deadly Strike on Gaza refugee camp draws condemnation from WHO
In a somber visit to a Gaza hospital on Monday, World Health Organization (WHO) staff witnessed the aftermath of deadly...
Top-level summit addresses global health challenges as Dr. Al-Rabeeah, WHO Chief confer at Geneva forum
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center...
WHO says Gaza mass evacuation would be ‘disastrous’
The World Health Organization said Friday that a mass evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip would be "disastrous" for hospital...
WHO intervenes to assist northern Iraq wedding victims
In the aftermath of the devastating fire that engulfed a wedding hall in the city of Al-Hamdaniya, located in the...
WHO urges Equatorial Guinea to report additional Marburg cases
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the body was aware of additional Marburg cases in Equatorial...
Algerian security forces arrest man who threatened to bomb Saudi embassy
Algerian security forces have arrested one person who threatened to bomb the headquarters of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in the capital...
N.Y. judge jails ex-gynecologist who abused hundreds of women
An ex-gynecologist has been convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of patients was ordered to spend the next two months in...
Iran arrests journalist who interviewed inmates’ families: Report
Iranian authorities have arrested a journalist who published interviews with families of death row inmates sentenced in connection with...
Director General of WHO says needs more information to assess latest surge in infection in China
The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General...
Bayonne PD mourns captain who died on-duty
The Bayonne Police Department is mourning one of its own after a police captain died suddenly while on duty....
New York school admits sisters who fled Ukraine amid crisis
A school in New York has offered to educate three sisters who fled the war in Ukraine. Roman Catholic...
NYC Mayor Adams confirms students who participate in extracurricular activities will no longer face COVID vaccine requirement
Students who participate in a range of extracurricular activities including sports will no longer face a COVID vaccine requirement,...
“COVID-19 not yet over, but end in sight” — WHO
The World Health Organization has expressed hope that the years-long COVID-19 will end soon. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed...
Police arrest man who climbed NYT building threatening to hurt self
Police have arrested a man on Tuesday who climbed the New York Times building threatening to hurt himself. Darrow...
Navy identifies Arleigh Burke sailor who died falling overboard in Baltic Sea
A 19-year-old United States Navy sailor was pronounced lost overboard while operating in the Baltic Sea. Navy officials identified the...
WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency amid surge in cases
The World Health Organization on Saturday has declared a global health emergency over the uncontrolled spread of monkeypox worldwide. There...
Doctor to sue Indiana A.G who threatened to investigate her for performing abortion on 10-year-old rape victim
An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio has took the first step Tuesday...
Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity nor religion. FETO threatens humanity as a whole
By H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye On the evening of July 15,...
NYC nurse who got first COVID vaccine to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Queens nurse who has got the first FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President...
Cyclist killed by driver who fled with child in different getaway car in NYC
A male cyclist has died in a Bronx hit-and-run Sunday after a woman struck him with her car and fled...
NYPD in search of armed robber who stole cash, stabbed victims
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is currently in search of an armed robber who stole cash and stabbed...
New proposal to help NY students who miss, fail Regents earn diplomas
A new proposal from the State Board of Regents, expected to be approved Tuesday, is set to allow students...
NYPD: Cyclist, who survived recent stabbing, dies after falling under tow truck
After surviving being stabbed by a neighbor last year, Police have reported on Friday the death of Carlos Martinez, a...
CCRB to proceed with case against officer who fatally shot Delrawn Small
The NYPD will not block the city’s police watchdog agency from proceeding with a disciplinary case against an off-duty officer...
Prostitute who fatally drugged four men, including Cipriani chef, gets 30 years
On Tuesday, a Queens prostitute who fatally drugged several of her sex clients, including a Cipriani chef, in a twisted...
Seventeen-year-old dies trying to rescue driver whose car plunged into canal
A 17-year-old boy is being mourned as a hero after he trying to rescue a driver who had crashed into...
I won’t succumb to anyone who believes they can attempt to harm New Yorkers– Mayor Adams
Mayor Eric Adams joined Ruschell Boone, Dean Meminger and Anthony Pascale on NY1 Wednesday to discuss the arrest of Frank...
NYPD seeks suspect who tried to lure girl in Manhattan
According to authorities, a girl who was walking near East 5th Street and Avenue C in Alphabet City at around...
Borelli to introduce bill calling on Adams to rehire NYC workers who were fired over vaccine mandate
A Staten Island pol is amassing City Council support to formally demand Mayor Eric Adams rehire the 1,430 municipal employees...
He’s taking it one day at a time — says Mother of 4-year-old boy who fell from window in the Bronx
The 4-year-old boy who fell out a sixth-story window is now recovering from his injuries at a hospital after Tuesday's...
Adams says he had no role in firing NYC lawyer who confronted him over toddler masks
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday stood by the New York City Law Department's decision to fire an attorney who interrupted...
NYPD seeks would-be thief who tries to stab security guard with hypodermic needle
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is on the search for a would-be thief who used a hypodermic needle to...
Mitch McConnell: Republicans who support Putin ‘lonely voices’ in party
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that he believes the "vast majority" of Republicans wholly support Ukraine in its...
Amazon to subsidize tuition for hourly workers who get accepted at eight CUNY schools
Amazon officials have confirmed that as part of the company’s $1.2 billion national initiative to subsidize higher education, the company...
Search begins for suspect who reportedly stabbed male teen in the Bronx
The search for the man who stabbed a 19-year-old male multiple times in broad daylight has commenced by the New...
“Tango Shalom”: A Movie Whose Title Tells It All
By Robert Golomb “There is a new movie named ‘Tango Shalom’ that I saw 2 days ago. The film...
COVID-19: Denver to fire police officers, sheriff’s deputies who fail to get vaccinated
Denver’s top public safety leader has disclosed a move to discipline police officers, sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who fail to...
WHO delivers new COVID-19 examination kits to Gaza
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered five new coronavirus testing kits to the Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza...
One million Covid-19 deaths a very sad milestone — WHO
The World Health Organization has said that one million deaths from COVID-19 was “a very sad milestone”. The WHO spokeswoman...
WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo
The World Health Organization has warned of the likelihood of Ebola spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic...
WHO seeks global action to combat frightening rates of sepsis
WHO seeks global action to combat frightening rates of sepsis The World Health Organization has sought a global action against...
WHO donates 21 oxygen concentrators to boost COVID-19 response in Liberia
The World Health Organization in Liberia Country Office has donated 21 pieces of oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health...
WHO warns of lengthy Coronavirus pandemic
The World Health Organization on Saturday warned that the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee...
WHO calls for support of ‘COVAX’ vaccine scheme
The World Health Organization has urged countries to support COVAX vaccine scheme. While calling for the support on Thursday July...
WHO sets up committee to re-examine COVID-19 emergency status.
The World Health Organisation has set up a committee to re-examine COVID-19 status globally. While disclosing this on Tuesday July...
Africa records 15,000 COVID-19 deaths ― WHO
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says Africa has recorded over 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. The...
Covid-19: WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region records remarkable recovery
World Health Organization has announced that more than one million patients in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region have...
WHO records 50 cases of Ebola virus in Congo
World Health Organisation has recorded nearly 50 cases of Ebola virus in Congo, evidencing the active existence of the virus....
Nigeria: Foreign Affairs minister receives WHO Representative to address pandemic, health challenges
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama has received the new World Health Organization Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo...
