Muhamad Yehia The UK economy inched up slightly in the last quarter of 2024, ahead of market expectations. However, the country is still dealing with slower growth than some of its other G7 peers. The UK economy grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2024, according to the Office …

Muhmad Yehia St Valentine’s Day chocolates are always a great way to show how deep your love is. But this year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are! With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, this year means it is certainly turning …

Muhamad Yehia Regional output was slightly better than previously thought, although the eurozone is still hampered by productivity woes. In the final three months of 2024, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the eurozone and by 0.2% in the EU, Eurostat said on Friday. In the prior quarter, …

Muhamad Yehia HIV infections could jump over six times if US support is dropped and not replaced, the UNAIDS chief said. The number of new HIV infections could increase more than six times in the next several years if US funding for HIV and AIDS programmes is dropped, the head of the …

Muhamad Yehia The patient had mild illness, and there is no evidence that the virus has spread to anyone else. A dairy worker in the US state of Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that is different from the version that has been spreading in US …

Muhamad Yehia A male nurse was reported to have died from Ebola in January. Nine people were confirmed to have Ebola virus in Uganda and around 265 others are being monitored under quarantine, health authorities have said. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day …

Muhamad Yehia HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes it vulnerable to disease, including ones rarely seen in otherwise healthy people. A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths that prompted people to demand that governments act. The United States eventually did, creating …

Muhamad Yehia Other leaders such as President Tokayev of Kazakhstan have welcomed political dialogue between Washington and Moscow. Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine should not result in “peace that is a capitulation”,  as this would be “bad news for everyone”, including the US, French President Emmanuel Macron has …

Muhamad Yehia Unprecedented sexual violence against children has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Rwanda-backed M23 ramps up its offensive. Scores of children have been raped by armed men in a recent escalation in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo …

Muhamad Yehia A protective shield over the destroyed fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear plant has been struck overnight by a Russian attack drone carrying a high-explosive warhead, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a Russian attack overnight, striking a protective shield over its …