Set just offshore from mainland Tanzania, Stone Town on the spice island of Zanzibar is one of Africa's most beautiful cities— a maze of faded grandeur, carved wooden doors and stone alleyways that...

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People walk past a Government sign warning people to stay at home on the High street in Winchester, Hampshire, during England's third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Picture...

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Health authorities in Congo are scrambling to contain a deadly anthrax outbreak that has claimed one life and triggered a cross-border alert. The outbreak, centred in North Kivu Province near Lake...

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been placed on red alert after a possible measles outbreak. The passenger was mainly confined to the airport's Terminal 1 area but had already exposed...

Health officials have issued an urgent alert after a potentially deadly form of meningitis was confirmed in the UK — with all recent cases linked to travel to Saudi Arabia.The UK Health Security...

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