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GENEVA, May 18 ------ The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern over Ebola spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. "The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), after having consulted the states parties is hereby determining that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concer

WASHINGTON, May 18 ------ President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or “there won’t be anything left of them.” Washington, locked in conflict with Tehran since US and Israeli forces launched major strikes on the Islamic Republic beginning February 28, has struggled to break an impasse and make any progress toward ending a war that has shaken the Middle East and sent energy prices climbing. “For Iran, the Clock is

May 18 ------ Ukraine has initiated the complex administrative and diplomatic groundwork required to execute the remaining phases of a high-stakes, large-scale prisoner exchange, aiming to repatriate a total of 1,000 detained citizens from Russian captivity. In a video address delivered late Saturday evening, May 16, President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the inter-agency teams managing the delicate negotiations and emphasized that the humanitarian operation remains a top sover

May 18 ------ Following the high-stakes Beijing summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that both superpowers are actively working toward a rapid diplomatic conclusion to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Wang Yi emphasized that while complex geopolitical crises lack overnight solutions, both nations are committed to maintaining constant communication to facilitate political settlements. The world’s

CAPE CANAVERAL, May 17 ------ A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) on Friday. It will be an especially close flyby, with Psyche passing within 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) of Mars, equivalent to the distance between th

May 17 ------ Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand, roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This was Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia. Researchers have unearthed skeletal remains of Nagatitan, a member of the dinosaur lineage called sauropods known for having a long neck, long t

AMMAN, Jordan, May 16 ------ Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthis reached a deal to free over 1,600 detainees in the largest swap during Yemen's 11-year civil war. The deal was signed in Amman, Jordan, after 14 weeks of negotiations, with U.N. officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross present as observers. Abdelkader al-Murtada, the Houthi head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, who was involved in the talks

WASHINGTON, May 16 ------ A passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius and initially tested "mildly positive" for hantavirus has now tested negative for the rare disease, a spokesperson told AFP. Thomas Kayla -- a media coordinator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where 16 patients who were on the ship are being monitored -- said, "both tests were negative by PCR and serology." The asymptomatic patient was initially being monitored in a biocontainment un