Rescue divers in Laos on Friday night (local time) safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters.
Health
11:00am
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the international health body to work with the local community to stop the spread.
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The New Zealander, alongside a group of Australian residents, will remain at the Perth facility for the full 42-day quarantine period.
Friday 4:10pm
The hospital on Shakespeare Rd in Milford lost power at around 9.30am on Friday, which lasted for around an hour-and-a-half.
Friday 11:59am
Health workers with scant supplies have been struggling to contain an outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, a kind of Ebola that has no approved treatment or vaccine.
Friday 7:10am
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A new photo ID card for seniors has also been announced in an upgrade of the SuperGold card programme.
Thu, May 28
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Travel across the Congo border will be authorised only in emergency cases, including for the outbreak response, cargo or security reasons.
The advice is familiar: exercise, eat and sleep. But a new study suggests not all healthy habits offer the same protection from chronic stress.
When 14-year-old Amelia wakes up, she doesn't know who she is, or what her parents look like. After two years, doctors don't know why.
Wed, May 27
The theft of the data was described as preventable, alongside being "neither technically sophisticated, nor particularly uncommon" by researchers.
Business
The Tokyo Fire Department said 26 people complained of suddenly developing throat pain and felt unwell near the Ginza Six shopping complex.
Tue, May 26
Orforglipron could help keep the weight off after people come off the expensive jabs, a study found.
Product Safety NZ said the asbestos had been detected in the interior of the product and exposure "would only occur if the product is torn".
Mon, May 25
The outbreak now passed a suspected 900 cases.
Medical staff scrambled to evacuate the patients as gunfire rang out in the area.
Eighteen people with suspected Ebola infections escaped a fire and are now unaccounted for.
Sun, May 24
Following an inspection, Auckland City Council has given Levain Artisinal in Blockhouse Bay an E, which one of its co-owners now claims is "operational and compliance-related".
Reports of infections have left some people wondering whether it's still worth getting their nails done.
More and more of us are tracking our steps taken, calories eaten, hours slept and even our stress levels in the name of health, but is it really making us any healthier?
Life
Bundibugyo, a mountainous district in western Uganda, was the site of an Ebola outbreak in 2007 but has no cases at present.
Sat, May 23
The threat of the disease within the Congo was raised to a "very high" risk level, but remained classed as unlikely to spread globally.
Callum Gillespie was training for an event when he began to experience mild chest pain.
Government promises more crews, new hubs and upgraded tech to improve response times and ease pressure on frontline services.
Fri, May 22
A witness and senior police officer said the group were stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.
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