Health authorities identified the Bundibugyo type of Ebola amid conflict, displacement and limited medical infrastructure, complicating efforts to contain infections in eastern Congo and neighboring Uganda.
Spanish health authorities reported the country’s first case from the MV Hondius cluster as the World Health Organization counted 11 linked cases overall.
Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius began flying home after the ship anchored in the Canary Islands, with one American testing positive and a French traveler developing symptoms on the flight.
The remote South Atlantic island received medical reinforcements and supplies after a British national on board a virus-hit cruise ship developed symptoms and needed oxygen support.
Two seriously ill people and an asymptomatic close contact were removed from MV Hondius off Cape Verde as health authorities tracked a cluster whose confirmed count rose during the day.
Japan's net greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9% to a record low of 994 million tonnes in fiscal 2024, with the decline linked to lower energy use and a cleaner electricity mix.
A review of more than 100 studies says nicotine vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancers, adding weight to long-running warnings about the health risks of e-cigarettes.
Spain has allowed a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona to undergo euthanasia after a 20-month legal fight that survived multiple challenges and divided the country.
Argentina has made its withdrawal from the World Health Organization official, following a year-long notice period and a government argument that it will pursue health cooperation through other channels.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the rollout of major vaccine-policy changes pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying the government likely skipped the required process.
Arctic sea ice reached nearly 14.22 million square kilometres, placing the winter maximum among the smallest in four decades of satellite monitoring and underscoring the region's rapid warming.