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UNICEF, MBRGI and CIFF launched a $300m partnership in Dubai to help save 3 million children from malnutrition through the Child Nutrition Fund and Edge of Life.
WHO prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2, a more genetically stable nOPV2 that can now be procured by UNICEF for outbreak response in 2026.
Preventable risks accounted for about 45% of new cancers in men and 30% in women, with smoking leading for men and infections for women WHO IARC data show this.
Pakistan Medical Association estimates over 600,000 fake doctors, as provincial watchdogs struggle to shut clinics that reopen after raids putting patients at risk.
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South Korea opened 2026 with an 11.3 trillion won fiscal surplus as tax revenue rose sharply in January, offsetting higher government spending.
Botswana’s credit downgrade underscores pressure on its diamond-led economy as weak demand, lower revenue, rising debt and falling reserves deepen strain.
Ethiopia begins three days of national mourning after rain-triggered landslides in Gamo Zone killed at least 80 people and displaced more than 3,400.
Floods and landslides in Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone have killed 70 people, officials say, with more than 120 still missing as rescue and aid operations continue.
India is preparing a more than 1 trillion rupee ($11 billion) fund for chip design, equipment and supply chains, building on its semiconductor mission projects.