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Month: June 2024

WHO member countries approve steps to bolster health regulations to better brace for pandemics

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks. WHO said Saturday that countries agreed to amend the International Health Regulations such as by defining a “pandemic emergency” and helping developing countries better access financing

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Malaysian climber who died near top of Alaska’s Denali, North America’s tallest peak, is identified

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Park officials say a Malaysian climber likely died of exposure and altitude-related illness as he sheltered in a snow cave at the top of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain in Alaska. Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska on Saturday identified the climber as 36-year-old Zulkifli Bin

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An aircraft that landed in Houston from Vancouver

United Airlines plane to undergo deep cleaning after several passengers report feeling sick on Vancouver-to-Houston flight

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines plane that departed from Vancouver, Canada, was removed from service to undergo a deep cleaning after several passengers who had been on the same cruise ship reported feeling unwell on the Houston-bound flight, according to the airline. The 25 sickened passengers who complained of nausea on

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