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US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has claimed Arabs have not made contributions to math, science or literature.
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Bayern coach Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing during training
The Belgian had been nursing a virus in recent days and had missed some of his team’s training sessions.
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As President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon, can he still rule?
Cameroonians are wondering who Biya will appoint as vice president and possible successor.
Verdict in Maradona death trial to be delivered on December 22
The trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in Maradona’s death concludes, December verdict set.
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Why a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania poses risks beyond US borders
The United States is facing its largest outbreak of measles since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.
WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countries
Health officials are investigating where Nigeria’s first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.
‘Longer we wait, worse it gets’: Struggle of Gaza’s breast cancer patients
Breast cancer patients in Gaza face delayed diagnoses, medicine shortages and limited access to scans and treatment.
![Hiba Musbah, 36, has been battling breast cancer in Gaza since 2024, facing delays in treatment and shortages of medicine. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/873A2406-copy-1792685885.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Maradona doctor was made ‘scapegoat’ for his death, Argentinian court told
Prosecutors have requested a 12-year prison sentence for Leopoldo Luque, one of seven healthcare professionals on trial.
France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk
Until now, the virus was considered non-transferable to humans, making the patient the first documented human case.
Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.
Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the DR Congo’s deadliest ever and has now reached West Africa for the first time.
![People walk out of an office at the headquarters of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in Abuja, Nigeria, October 21, 2026 [Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-21T214514Z_1601457966_RC2M7OA6JWF7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA-NIGERIA-1792619737.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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