The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on Thursday, 4 September 2025, from 12:00 to 17:00 CEST. Concurring with the advice and considerations expressed by the Committee during […]
SAN RAMON — A 27-year-old Pleasanton man has been charged with murder in connection with a DUI-related crash over the weekend in San Ramon, prosecutors said. Badal Devendra Dholaria is set to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on a five-count felony complaint, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. In addition to murder, he […]
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei speaks onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit on Dec. 3, 2025 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Dario Amodei, head of Anthropic, is concerned that some A.I. firms may be playing fast and loose with the staggering sums they’re spending on data centers and […]
WHO joined parliamentary leaders at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held on 19–23 October 2025 in Geneva, bringing together nearly 1150 delegates, including over 600 members of parliament from 132 countries. Throughout the week, WHO worked alongside the IPU and partners to reinforce the role of parliaments in advancing health equity, protecting humanitarian principles, […]
“Vanderpump Rules” is so back, this time with a new cast of trouble makers. Ten years into its original run, Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” was at the height of its fame. Tom Sandoval cheated on his girlfriend of nearly a decade, Ariana Madix, with their mutual friend Raquel Leviss, and the affair heard ’round the world, […]
The Roman ruler’s miscalculations show how emotional intelligence shapes power, trust and leadership success across eras. Unsplash+ As a leader, Julius Caesar mastered almost everything—strategy, communication and persuasion. Yet he missed the one competency that could have prevented the abrupt and violent end to his career on the Ides of March, 44 B.C.: emotional intelligence. […]
Why it matters Across the United Nations system, the recognition of mental health as a fundamental human right has deepened over the past decade. Yet, despite growing global attention, no dedicated UN resolution has centered the mental health and well-being of children and youth as a distinct development, health, and human rights priority, nor does […]
Dear Eric: Our grandson, who is still married but separated from his wife of five years, wants to visit at Christmas for a week with his new girlfriend. We would love for him to visit but not with any new friend. How can we tell him without hurting his feelings and damaging our relationship? Or […]
With abundant renewable energy, efficient cooling and community-first development, Iceland shows how data centers can grow without compromising the planet. Unsplash+ As the demand for A.I.-ready digital infrastructure skyrockets, data center development has become an urgent and necessary foundation for a wide spectrum of high-performance computing technologies—and for the businesses that are increasingly dependent on […]
In an important step, Member States started discussing for the first time the proposed draft text of the annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement that establishes the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. The PABS system is a key part of the global agreement adopted earlier in 2025 to make the world safer from […]
