French health officials report around 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave baking western Europe for days.

FDA authorizes Philip Morris to market Zyn nicotine pouches as less harmful than cigarettes, the company says. The ruling marks a major regulatory milestone for the nicotine pouch category.

Philip Morris International said the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the company to market its Zyn nicotine pouches as less harmful than cigarettes.

Three people exposed to Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo traced to province bordering South Sudan, raising risk of spillover into fragile state

Three people exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been traced to a province bordering South Sudan, increasing the chances the virus could spill into one of the world's most fragile states.

WHO chief Tedros announces cholera outbreak in Sudan's West Kordofan state amid conflict-driven collapse of health services. Tedros links the outbreak to persistent disruption of medical care caused by ongoing fighting in the region.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces a cholera outbreak in Sudan's West Kordofan state, citing disruption of health services caused by conflict.

French funeral homes overwhelmed as heatwave death toll rises across France. Mortuary services strain under surging casualties amid extreme temperatures gripping the country.

In France, a funeral home is overwhelmed as the heatwave's death toll rises.