Nigeria first to use ‘revolutionary’ meningitis jab — WHO

Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria has launched a “revolutionary” vaccine against meningitis, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said was a world first. “Meningitis is an old…

Israel bombs south Gaza after Hamas hostage threat

Israel bombed southern Gaza’s main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met. Hamas triggered the…