Health
About one in five European TB cases went unreported in 2024
A joint WHO Europe–ECDC report found 2024 diagnoses covered 79% of estimated disease burden in the region.
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Health
UN estimates: 4.9 million children died before age five in 2024
New child mortality estimates put neonatal deaths at 2.3 million in 2024 and show slower progress since 2015.
Health
EU/EEA countries reported 7,655 measles cases in 2025
ECDC preliminary data show reports from 30 countries fell from 2024 but remained about twice the 2023 level.
Health
WHO/IARC: 37% of new cancer cases in 2022 linked to preventable causes
An analysis of 185 countries and 36 cancer types estimates about 7.1 million cases were linked to preventable risks.
Health
WHO says population requiring trachoma interventions fell below 100 million
By November 2025, 97.1 million people required trachoma interventions, a 94% decline from 2002, WHO said.
Health
WHO–World Bank: 4.6 billion people lack essential health services
The 2025 monitoring report finds progress in service coverage but continued financial hardship for billions.
Health
WHO estimated 282 million malaria cases and 610,000 deaths in 2024
Prevention tools helped avert an estimated 170 million cases and one million deaths, yet total burden rose.
Health
WHO estimates 10.7 million people developed tuberculosis in 2024
The Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 shows a modest decline in burden while millions of cases remained undiagnosed.
Climate
UNEP scenario: cooling emissions could reach 7.2bn tonnes by 2050
Business as usual projects demand more than tripling and cooling emissions reaching 7.2bn tonnes.
Technology
Global semiconductor sales reached $75.3 billion in November 2025
SIA, citing WSTS data, said semiconductor sales hit a monthly record of $75.3 billion in November 2025, up 29.8% year over year.
Climate
UNFCCC synthesis assessed new climate plans from 64 parties
The 2025 synthesis covers plans recorded by 30 September, representing about 30% of 2019 global emissions excluding LULUCF.
Health
WHO AMR surveillance report covers over 23 million cases from 104 countries
The 2025 report analyses laboratory data reported in 2023 across 93 pathogen–antibiotic combinations at regional and global levels.