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World Health Organization agrees legally binding pandemic treaty newsthirst.

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Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed the text of a legally binding treaty designed to better tackle future pandemics. The pact is meant to avoid the disorganisation and competition for resources seen during the Covid-19 outbreak. Key elements include the rapid sharing of data about new diseases, to ensure scientists and pharmaceutical…

Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears newsthirst.

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Poland and the Baltic states have announced plans to withdraw from a key international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing the rising threat from Russia. In a joint statement, the defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland said that since signing the Ottawa Treaty, threats from Moscow and its ally Belarus have “significantly increased”. It…

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Sexual minorities more likely to terminate pregnancies newsthirst.

Documenting grant cancellations that represent ‘a life’s worth of work’ newsthirst.

Gaza doctor who lost nine children in Israeli airstrike dies from wounds in same attack | Gaza newsthirst.

Carbohydrate quality in midlife matters for women’s healthy aging newsthirst.

Celebrating Alli Probst: A New Chapter in Public Health newsthirst.