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31 noticiasReports say US, China discuss mutual visits to nuclear facilities
US and Chinese officials have reportedly begun informal talks about mutual visits to nuclear facilities, according to CNN, as cited by Sankei Shimbun. The reported aim is to build confidence amid concern over China's rapid nuclear expansion…
Rusia pone en cuarentena un hospital tras la muerte de una trabajadora de laboratorio que deja casi 200 personas bajo observación
Una empleada del Instituto de Investigación Antipeste de Siberia y Extremo Oriente de Irkutsk murió la semana pasada de neumonía de causa desconocida, informaron las autoridades rusas, y un hospital de la localidad de Shelekhov fue puesto e…
KFF poll finds Medicare for All support at 66% in US, highest since 2016
A KFF poll published Tuesday found 66 percent of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, the highest level since 2016, with 32 percent saying they strongly favor a single government health plan. Support was up about 13 points from 2020, but t…
Kenia confirma la primera muerte por ébola tras la llegada de un paciente desde el Congo vía Uganda
El Ministerio de Salud de Kenia confirmó el martes el primer caso importado de ébola en el país, después de que un keniano que llegó desde la República Democrática del Congo vía Uganda fuera atendido en el Nairobi Hospital y falleciera la n…
La OMS dice que el riesgo es bajo mientras EE. UU. presiona a Rusia para que sea transparente sobre la muerte en un laboratorio de peste
El Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. está monitoreando informes sobre un caso mortal de sospecha de peste neumónica en la región de Irkutsk, Rusia, y el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, ha pedido públicamente a Moscú mayor transparencia s…
Nueva York declara emergencia por desastre de sarampión ante el aumento de casos rurales
La gobernadora de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul, declaró el lunes una emergencia estatal por desastre debido a un brote de sarampión, una orden que, según CNN, es la primera declaración de este tipo de un estado de EE. UU. desde que los casos co…
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin over suspected plague death in Siberia
President Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin about the suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, after saying Monday the US was willing to help Russia. The case follows the death of Darya Shipilova, 28, a worke…
Rubio, in Iceland, calls island central to North Atlantic security
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Icelandic officials in Reykjavik, saying Iceland's location plays a critical role in the defense of Europe and the U.S. homeland and that Washington is open to talks on closer cooperation. The stop op…
WHO and Russia say no further plague infections after Siberian lab worker's death
A female worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from pneumonia of undetermined origin, according to Russian authorities and the WHO. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said 60% of the identified contact…
WHO says Russia reported no plague case in Irkutsk as US tracks lab worker's death
The World Health Organization said Russian authorities reported no plague case had been recorded in the Irkutsk region, while the cause of a 28-year-old anti-plague laboratory worker's death remained unconfirmed. The US State Department sai…
Rusia dice que evalúa contramedidas por las nuevas sanciones de Japón
El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia calificó las sanciones adicionales de Japón por la invasión de Ucrania como “poco amistosas” y “mal consideradas”, y dijo que está considerando contramedidas. La portavoz María Zajárova dijo el 5…
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
Mensaje en video de Takaichi marca 50 años de lazos Japón-Australia en conferencia en Chiba
La primera ministra Takaichi Sanae envió el 5 de octubre un mensaje en video a la Conferencia Económica Japón-Australia celebrada en Makuhari Messe, en la ciudad de Chiba, con motivo de los 50 años del tratado de amistad y cooperación de 19…
Russia denies plague after worker at Siberian institute dies of unknown pneumonia
A woman who worked at a plague-control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia has died; Japanese outlets differ on whether she died on Oct 1 or Oct 2. Russian authorities say the cause was “pneumonia of unknown cau…
Citizen Medical Lecture wins newspaper association's regional contribution grand prize
The Japan Newspaper Association selected the “Citizen Medical Lecture” run by Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Area Group Kitafukuoka for its 2026 Regional Contribution Grand Prize. Eleven newspaper sales outlets have held the lectures with doctors as …
Japan announces $10 million emergency aid for Yemen and Djibouti
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan will provide $10 million (about 1.58 billion yen) in emergency grant aid to Yemen and neighbouring Djibouti, where humanitarian conditions are worsening. The aid will be channelled through inter…
New China-North Korea Yalu River bridge nears opening after years of delay
A new road bridge between China and North Korea, completed in 2014 but never opened, appears to be moving toward opening, with trucks seen at the Chinese side and a possible opening ceremony reported for mid-October. The Asahi Shimbun said …
RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI draws criticism from MAHA allies and medical experts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a MAHA summit that artificial intelligence would free Americans from “medical tyranny” by letting them “fact check their own medical advice.” Some prominent MAHA voices criticized him for cozying …
Japón protesta ante el embajador de EE. UU. por el marine detenido en un homicidio en Naha
Un marine estadounidense destinado en Okinawa fue detenido el 4 de octubre por presunto robo con homicidio tras la muerte de una mujer en un hotel de Naha. El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Toshimitsu Motegi, convocó al embajador de EE. UU…
Japan PM Takaichi asked Trump to press Kim on a Japan-North Korea summit
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked US President Donald Trump, at their September meeting, to urge North Korea's Kim Jong Un to accept a Japan-North Korea summit if a US-North Korea summit takes place. She described the request to families …