Pandemic agreement talks end without a deal
GENEVA, Switzerland — Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal -- though countries said they wanted to keep pushing for an accord.
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Pandemic talks extended as deadline passes
GENEVA, Switzerland — Countries trying to strike a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics decided to keep negotiating for another fortnight after their deadline passed on Friday.
Pandemic agreement talks go to the wire
GENEVA, Switzerland — Hectic last-ditch talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics rolled into the final day on Friday with a deal still up in the air.
'Get this done', WHO chief urges pandemic accord talks
GENEVA, Switzerland — The WHO chief on Friday begged countries negotiating a global agreement on handling future pandemics to "get this done", as they prepare for one final week of last-ditch talks.
Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day — WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland — More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer.
Hamas warns hostages doomed unless demands met
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Hamas warned Sunday that no hostages would leave Gaza alive unless its demands for prisoner releases are met, while the World Health Organization said the territory's health system was collapsing after more than two months of war.
Battles around Gaza's largest hospital leave many trapped
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Hundreds of patients were trapped and thousands of people sought shelter around Gaza's largest hospital on Monday, as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battled near the compound.