Geneva, November 29 (RHC)-- Women from deprived backgrounds in the United Kingdom are at higher risk of dying from cancer compared to their counterparts in other European countries and better-off women in Britain, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study finds.... More

Geneva, November 29 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will start using “mpox” -- a new preferred term for monkeypox -- in a bid to avoid racism and stigmatization stemming from the existing name.... More

Quito, November 28 (RHC)-- Ecuador's former vice president, Jorge Glas, has been able to regain his freedom after a judge issued a precautionary measure granting him conditional liberty.  Magistrate Emerson Curipallo, of the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Criminal Unit, issued a release order in favor of the former vice-president, who must report once a week in Guayaquil and will be prohibited from leaving the country.... More

Vienna, November 28 (RHC)-- Austrian rail traffic has ground to a halt, impacting about 8,000 connections and some one million passengers, as workers hold a 24-hour strike after another round of pay negotiations fell through.  Monday’s strike affected transport at all levels, from public transport to regional services and long-distance night trains, as well as rail freight lines.... More

London, November 28 (RHC)-- Britain's top accident and emergency doctor says about 4,000 patients a day are spending more than 12 hours in the emergency department because the care system has collapsed.  The British National Health Service (NHS) publishes monthly statistics on the number of accident and emergency (A&E) patients forced to wait more than 12 hours after doctors chose to admit them to hospital.... More

Doha, November 28 (RHC)-- Israelis attending the World Cup in Qatar say they are meeting an atmosphere of hostility and hatred, with fans refusing to speak to Israeli journalists, waving Palestinian flags in the background of their videos and yelling at them.... More

Caracas, November 28 (RHC)-- The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition have asked the United Nations to manage a fund from billions of dollars seized in foreign banks over U.S. sanctions following an agreement to ease the protracted political and humanitarian situation in the country.... More

Mexico City, November 27 (RHC)-- An extensive cache of Aztec ritual offerings found underneath downtown Mexico City, off the steps of what would have been the empire’s holiest shrine, provides new insight into pre-Hispanic religious rites and political propaganda.... More