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A top official with the World Health Organization says the U.N. health agency doesn’t know how a lab employee in Siberia died amid concerns about plague. She called on Russia to provide more information. Maria Van Kerkhove is WHO director of Epidemic and Pandemic Management. She said the agency doesn’t know what the 'causative agent’ was behind the woman’s Oct. 2 death, and “this is why we need more information.” Russian authorities have kept a tight lid on information about the case, which has been surrounded by secrecy.

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Tarek al-Salami, 7, who was displaced from the city of Mokha and is showing symptoms of malnutrition, sits on a bed while receiving treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in Buraiqa, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

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Thousands in Nepal have lost their homes and livelihoods after last month's devastating floods. A month on, thousands remain missing and the government faces a costly recovery. Prime Minister Balendra Shah highlighted the disaster at the U.N., calling for more international support and cooperation against climate risks. DNA testing has delayed final rites for many families, with 1,453 bodies recovered and 5,644 people missing. Only 112 bodies had been handed over to relatives, and most of the dead were temporarily buried pending formal identification. Reconstruction costs are estimated at $4.77 billion, with efforts focused on restoring roads and bridges, especially in remote areas.

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FILE - Palestinians receive bags of flour and other humanitarian aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

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A health worker treats a child showing symptoms of malnutrition as a woman holds the child at a therapeutic feeding center in Buraiqa, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

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A woman holds a child showing symptoms of malnutrition while the child receives treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in Buraiqa, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)