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First steps in reforming global health emergency rules adopted at WHO meeting – U.S
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries around the world on Saturday adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks,...
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First steps in reforming global health emergency rules agreed at WHO meeting – sources
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries have agreed to an initial U.S.-led push to reform of the rules around...
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G20 pandemic fund ploughs ahead amid fears world not ready for future threats
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - A multi-billion dollar fund set up by G20 countries to help developing countries better...
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WHO condemns Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in rare vote, rejects Moscow’s counter-proposal
By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby and Mrinalika Roy GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization assembly passed a motion on...
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COVID-hit Shanghai heads for lockdown exit but China still lost in economic gloom
By Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu BEIJING (Reuters) -Pandemic-hit Shanghai, China's financial hub, unveiled more post-lockdown plans on Thursday as...
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WHO asks countries to increase surveillance for Monkeypox
(Reuters) - About 200 confirmed and more than 100 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been detected so far outside of...
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WHO condemns Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in rare vote
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization assembly on Thursday voted to adopt a Western-led resolution condemning Russia's actions in...
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Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA (Reuters) - Hundreds of health ministers and diplomats from around the world meet...
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Denmark gets monkeypox vaccines from the Netherlands, aims to buy more
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will receive 200 monkeypox vaccines from the Netherlands this week and is working on buying thousands...
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Africa objects to U.S. push to reform health rules at WHO assembly
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA (Reuters) - African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a U.S.-led proposal...
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Taiwan fails in bid to join WHO assembly after China pressure
GENEVA (Reuters) -Taiwan's bid to attend the World Health Organization's annual assembly was rejected on Monday, the assembly said, after...
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WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as...
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Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization...
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Explainer-How concerned should we be about monkeypox?
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere...
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Shanghai district to require all shops to shut, residents to stay home
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai's central Jingan district, a key commercial area of the Chinese financial hub, said on Saturday it...
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Taiwan says WHO ignoring requests for observer status at assembly
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan expressed "dissatisfaction and regret" over the World Health Organization's failure to invite it to attend an...
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U.S. calls for Taiwan’s inclusion at upcoming WHO assembly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwan should be allowed to attend a World Health Organization assembly next week, the U.S. State Department...
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Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown
By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo (Reuters) - Plans by COVID-hit Chinese cities to exit or avoid lockdown are more...
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Shanghai aims to reopen more COVID-shut businesses, Beijing battles on
By Brenda Goh and Tony Munroe SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair...
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China berates WHO chief for ‘irresponsible’ remarks on its zero-COVID policy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry called on World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to avoid making "irresponsible"...
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