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TechCrunch Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.

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TechCrunch Apple’s Image Playground doesn’t suck anymore

Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive.

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WHO Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint...

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WHO Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk

Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, ac...

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WHO Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partner...

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WHO WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products

Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouch...

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WHO Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus

In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

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WHO Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri My name is Tedr...

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WHO Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 23 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

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WHO Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 22 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

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WHO First meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda 2026 – Temporary recommendations

The Committee’s advice aligned with the determination by the WHO Director-General that the event constitutes a public health emerg...

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WHO Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 21 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

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WHO Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 20 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

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WHO Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 19 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 19 May at Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly

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WHO Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly honours global champions advancing primary health care

Today, the World Health Assembly recognized individuals and institutions whose contributions to global health have gone far beyond...

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WHO World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland

The Seventy-ninth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA79) opened in Geneva, Switzerland today, with the election of Dr Víctor...

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WHO Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders

At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has presented four distin...

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WHO Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern

Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health...

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WHO WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns about the rapid growth and aggressive marketing of nicotine pouches, especially targetin...

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WHO Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response

A message from the Director-General of the World Health Organization expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for their soli...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists found a new Alzheimer’s trigger and a drug that stops it

Researchers have identified a new Alzheimer’s target and created an experimental compound that blocks a damaging process inside br...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Dementia risk linked to nitrate in drinking water, study finds

A major long-term study of more than 54,000 adults found that where nitrate comes from may matter far more than how much you consu...

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ScienceDaily Health Doctors thought this kidney drug helped some patients. It may help millions more.

A trio of major studies found that finerenone may protect the kidneys and heart in far more people than previously thought. The dr...

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ScienceDaily Health Ancient Chinese medicine could transform hair loss treatment

A traditional Chinese medicinal root used for over a thousand years is attracting new scientific attention for its potential to co...

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