Hantavirus vs. Covid: Low transmission efficiency means far less risk of another widespread outbreak

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Muhammad Munir, Virologist and Professor in Virology and Viral Zoonosis at Lancaster University. Munir offers a rare combination of epidemiological precision, operational insight, and public health realism as he assesses the international response to the hantavirus. Speaking at a moment of acute uncertainty, Munir frames the repatriation effort not merely as a logistical exercise, but as what he calls “a crucial juncture and a Rubicon moment”: a threshold at wh

The foreign minister says the "distressed" Ghanaians registered with the embassy in Pretoria to be evacuated.

A new study using satellite data finds that 58% of the global population has been assigned to the wrong tier in the UN's Human Development Index. That can have real-world consequences for how aid reaches people.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly reduced the number of vehicles in his official convoy. The reports come as Modi is making an austerity appeal to Indians. DW has the latest.