Afghanistan’s Karzai Readies To Take Oath

Dengue fever deaths surge in Caribbean and Americas due to climate crisis The GuardianRecord outbreak of Dengue fever in Central and South America BBC.comPAHO highlights increase in dengue, Oropouche, and avian influenza cases in the Americas, and advises control measures Pan American Health OrganizationDengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge The Associated PressRecord dengue outbreak in Americas kills 7,700 this year, PAHO says Reuters

Few saw it coming. The sudden and dramatic fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria came on Sunday after over a decade of brutal conflict. “It took 12 days for the Syrian regime to collapse after 13 years of war,” Timour Azhari, the Iraq bureau chief at Reuters, wrote on X. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Assad family had ruled Syria for over half a century that was marked by atrocities, mass incarceration against regime critics, and other grave human rights violations.

Catastrophic floods across Europe, Asia and parts of the U. S. in recent months have drawn public attention to how vulnerable cities and towns are often impacted by hurricanes and severe storms. After flood waters devastated Valencia, Spain in early November, King Felipe, Queen Letitia and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited to view the damage.

Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat World Health OrganizationMalaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports ReutersMalaria cases rise for fifth year as disasters and resistance hamper control efforts The GuardianMalaria mortality returns to pre-COVID levels: WHO Medical XpressSome countries have eliminated malaria, but cases are growing elsewhere Science News Magazine

Marin child with suspected bird flu may have gotten it from drinking raw milk San Francisco ChronicleBird flu in California child related to virus in dairy cows, CDC says The Washington PostTechnical Update: Summary Analysis of the Genetic Sequence of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Identified in a Child in California CDCRise in Avian Flu Cases Amplifies Concerns About Consolidation in Agriculture InsideClimate News

NASA Invites Social Creators for Launch of Two NASA Missions NASABAE Systems completes environmental testing and helps advance NASA’s groundbreaking SPHEREx Observatory mission BAE SystemsNASA plans February 2025 launch for SPHEREx mission to map the cosmos Space DailyBAE Systems completes testing for NASA's SPHEREx Observatory Military & Aerospace ElectronicsBAE completes testing for NASA SPHEREx observatory UK Defence Journal