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WHO Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the First Since 2024 Mpox

On May 17, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the Bundibugyo virus outbreak across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda meets the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the 9th PHEIC ever declared. As of May 16, DRC reports 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths in Ituri Province; Uganda has confirmed two imported cases in Kampala, with one death. No licensed vaccine or therapeutic exists for the Bundibugyo strain.

ScienceMay 11

162 Declassified UAP Files Released at war.gov — None Confirm Extraterrestrial Origin

The Department of War opened the PURSUE portal on May 8, publishing 162 files from five federal agencies spanning 1945 to 2026. Every case is labeled unresolved. The release is the largest single public disclosure of UAP records in U.S. history — and contains no determination that any observed phenomenon was extraterrestrial.

ScienceApr 24

Georgia Issues First Mandatory Burn Ban in State Forestry History as Wildfires Tear Through 91 Counties

Gov. Brian Kemp declared a 30-day state of emergency and State Forester Johnny Sabo signed the first-ever mandatory burn ban in the 100-year history of the Georgia Forestry Commission. 98% of Georgia is now in drought; the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County alone has destroyed 53 homes and threatens roughly 1,000 more. Florida is simultaneously battling 130+ wildfires in what its agriculture commissioner calls the worst fire season in 40 years.

ScienceApr 24

WHO Validates Algeria as 29th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leaving 30 Still Endemic

The World Health Organization on April 23, 2026 certified Algeria as the 29th country globally — and the 10th in WHO's Africa Region — to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. 30 countries remain endemic; 1.9 million people worldwide are still blind or visually impaired from the bacterial infection.

WorldApr 24

FAO and WMO: Extreme Heat Costs 500 Billion Work Hours a Year as Crop Thresholds Crack Above 30°C

A joint FAO-WMO report released on Earth Day 2026 finds that extreme heat now erases roughly half a trillion labor hours annually, threatens more than a billion livelihoods, and is pushing staple-crop yields past known temperature breakpoints in Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, and beyond.

The World Health Organization on April 22 certified the Bahamas for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, making it the third Caribbean nation — after Cuba and Brazil — and the 12th country or territory in the Americas to meet the thresholds: a transmission rate below 2%, fewer than 5 pediatric infections per 1,000 live births, and 95%-plus coverage for antenatal care, HIV testing, and treatment.

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WHO Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the First Since 2024 Mpox

162 Declassified UAP Files Released at war.gov — None Confirm Extraterrestrial Origin

Georgia Issues First Mandatory Burn Ban in State Forestry History as Wildfires Tear Through 91 Counties

WHO Validates Algeria as 29th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leaving 30 Still Endemic

FAO and WMO: Extreme Heat Costs 500 Billion Work Hours a Year as Crop Thresholds Crack Above 30°C

WHO Certifies Bahamas as 12th Country in the Americas to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Space Force Puts Final GPS III Satellite Into Orbit, Closing the Decade-Long Constellation Upgrade Before GPS IIIF

FDA Codifies Class II Rule for Gene Tests That Identify Patients Eligible for Rhythm's Setmelanotide

AI-Generated Music Is Now 44% of Tracks Uploaded to Deezer Daily

NASA Langley and UNOS Sign Space Act Agreement to Study Drone Transport for Donor Organs

Curiosity Rover Identifies 21 Organic Molecules in a Mars Sample — Including a Nitrogen Heterocycle Never Before Confirmed on the Planet

Humanoid Robot 'Lightning' Runs Beijing Half-Marathon in 50:26, Beating the Human World Record