by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 28, 2016 | World
London- Biological weapons of mass destruction with the ability to spread deadly diseases like Ebola and Zika could wipe out up to a fifth of the world’s population, it has been claimed, ex-NATO commander James Stavridis has said. Stavridis described the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2016 | Health
The World Bank launched on Saturday a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat virulent disease outbreaks in poor countries, creating the world’s first insurance market for pandemic risk. “The recent Ebola crisis in West Africa was a tragedy...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2015 | World
London, Reuters—A British nurse being treated for Ebola in London is in a critical condition after deteriorating over the last two days, her hospital said on Saturday. The Royal Free Hospital has been treating Pauline Cafferkey, 39, with blood plasma from an Ebola...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2014 | World
Washington, Reuters—The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a 1.1 trillion US dollar spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions. The vote followed a long day of drama...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2014 | World
Washington, AP—An experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe and triggered signs of immune protection in the first 20 volunteers to test it, US researchers reported Wednesday. The vaccine is designed to spur the immune system’s production of anti-Ebola antibodies,...
