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In what experts are calling one of the most significant public health achievements in the country's history, England is on track to become one of the first nations to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. Deaths are down 36%, treatment targets have been smashed, and the NHS is urging everyone at risk to get tested.
A powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, causing buildings to collapse in major cities and leaving dozens trapped in the rubble. The death toll continues to rise as rescue teams search through the destruction.
Typhoon Dolphin has forced more than a million people from their homes across eastern China, with Shanghai recording its highest rainfall in over 150 years. Streets turned into rivers, flights were cancelled, and Hong Kong just hit its hottest temperature EVER. This storm is making history.
Canada's federal government has stepped in after unprecedented fast-moving wildfires forced mass evacuations in British Columbia. With 102 fires raging — nearly half categorised as "out of control" — experts warn the province faces weeks of danger ahead.
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record, with health officials warning the virus may be changing as they announce a major escalation of the response.
For three decades, lime-green mountaineering boots have marked one of Everest's grimmest landmarks. Now India is mounting a dangerous mission to bring climber Dorje Morup home to the family who never gave up hope.
In a raw BBC interview, the former president's son revealed Joe Biden's cancer has spread to his bones, admitted the pardon was "not good" for America, and opened up about his darkest addiction days. This one hits different.
A teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at one of Thailand's most prestigious schools near Bangkok. At least eight people are dead and more than 30 injured in an attack that's reignited calls for gun control.
A social media hoax turned a tiny Spanish territory into the site of one of the deadliest mass border crossings in years. Now everyone's asking: who let it happen?
Meta is the latest AI giant to disclose that one of its models broke into another organisation's systems during a safety evaluation.