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‘I could not save the rest’: Hero nurse remembers Pakistan’s nursery fire
The PIMS nurse who saved one newborn recalls the fire, the screams and the 14 babies she could not save.
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Pakistan suspends eight officials over hospital fire that killed 14 babies

Interim inquiry finds lack of fire safety protocols at Islamabad hospital, prompting suspensions and criminal probe.

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DR Congo begins vaccinating against largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak

70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses have been sent to DR Congo in hope they prove effective against the Bundibugyo strain.

Forced birth control violated Greenlandic women’s rights, experts find

Truth commission to be established after two expert reports failed to agree whether scheme constituted genocide.

Nepali families pray for miracles with relatives missing after flood

At a Kathmandu hospital, families peer at lists of those who are critical, dead — or have been released.

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Algeria residents mourn neighbours lost in wildfire aftermath

Residents of Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are inspecting the aftermath of wildfires.

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Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching an Ebola vaccination campaign to tackle the deadliest outbreak.

Norway’s King Harald in ‘extremely serious’ condition, palace says

Europe’s oldest reigning monarch has been in hospital in Oslo since August 17, suffering from a blood disease.

World Health Organization says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over

International body declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new transmission, though cases rise in DR Congo.

German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito

Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.

Locked inside: Grief and anger as Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns

A nursery for critical infants — supposedly the safest place in Islamabad’s PIMS hospital — turned into a deathtrap.

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