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Typhoon Hagupit, MSF assess the problems

Typhoon Hagupit has weakened and while the level of damage across the Philippines still remains unclear, it does not appear to be as severe as first feared, Médecins Sans Frontières Head of Mission in the Philippines, Olivier Aubry said.…

"Adress vulnerability, don't try to stop a Typhoon"

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 December)– “We cannot stop a storm but vulnerability is something we can address.” This was the key message of Dr. Gemma Teresa Narisma, head of the Regional Climate Systems Program of the Manila Observatory, to…

'No evidence' Fluad flu vaccine caused deaths in Italy

There is no evidence the flu vaccine Fluad caused a number of deaths in Italy, EU drug regulators have said. Two batches of the drug, made by Swiss company Novartis, were suspended last week by the Italian authorities as a precautionary…

Ebola crisis: Huge risk of spread - UN's Tony Banbury

The head of the UN Ebola response mission in West Africa has told the BBC there is still a "huge risk" the deadly disease could spread to other parts of the world. Tony Banbury declined to say if targets he had set in the fight against…

Ferguson burning after the St. Louis grand jury decision

Riots start in Ferguson and in other cities, as New York, after a St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict officer Darren Wilson, 28, for firing six shots in an August confrontation that killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The situation…