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NYC Cold Snap Deaths Under Review Reach 26 as City Hall Faces Scrutiny Over Reporting Shift

City Hall’s takeover of death reporting from the NYPD created delays and gaps that officials now call a miscommunication.

Patient Advocates Push 24-Hour Backup Power Mandate for Germany’s Care Homes After Berlin Blackout

Korea’s Deep Freeze Intensifies, Cold to Peak Thursday With Heavy Snow in Southwest

Delhi’s Toxic Air Reframed as a Mental-Health Threat, Experts Warn

Study Finds One in Five UK A&E Patients Treated in Corridors or Overflow Spaces

IIT–IIPS Study Links PM2.5 to Higher Risks of Preterm and Low Birth-Weight Births

Judge Pushes Resolution as Rhode Island Seeks to Prevent Closure of Two Safety-Net Hospitals

BCGEU Expands Pickets as Community Health Talks Collapse

Nearly 180 Countries Begin Final Negotiations on Binding Plastics Treaty

Heat Warnings Persist Across Interior B.C. as Temperatures Climb to 38°C

Isar Holds Above First Flood Alert Level in Munich as Warnings Continue

Barcelona Plans Simulated 50°C Heatwave Drill to Test City’s Readiness

Genomic Analysis Shows Diphtheria Still Circulating After Western Europe’s Biggest Outbreak in 70 Years

US Suspends Mexican Cattle Imports While Scaling Up Screwworm Control Measures

Climate Change Doubles Dangerous Heat Days for Pregnant Women Globally

Barcelona Expands Urban Shade Initiative to Combat Extreme Heat

Marketside Celery Sticks Recalled Over Potential Listeria Contamination

Environment Canada Issues Smog Warning for Montreal and Surrounding Areas

Flood Risk in England Rises Sharply, Affecting Millions of Homes

Jay Bhattacharya Reportedly Emerges as Leading Candidate for NIH Director Under Trump Administration