The Bundibugyo outbreak has killed 5,107 people by US count and 5,376 by Africa CDC's, with a fatality rate above 50 percent. No vaccine or treatment is approved for the strain, and the doses being tested are in short supply.
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The US FDA tentatively approved a $40 generic of the twice-yearly HIV shot lenacapavir for 120 countries on 2 November. Reports give no launch date and no country list, while 1.2 million people acquired HIV in 2025.
2 Nov · 3 min
Regular gas averages $4.17 a gallon, $1.13 above a year ago, and diesel is $6.29, up 77 percent since January. A one-day oil drop has eased the price by 23 cents in a month, not undone the damage.
3 Nov · 3 min
Only badThe National Cyber Security Centre judges it highly likely that AI-powered malware will be used in a ransomware attack on UK critical infrastructure by 2028, and warns that long-tolerated weaknesses will be found faster than they are fixed.
3 Nov · 3 min
Only badTwo waves of aerial bombs hit a school used as an aid distribution point and shelter in Komyshuvakha on Monday. At least 26 people died, including six emergency workers and police, and 27 are missing, Ukrainian officials say.
3 Nov · 2 min
A private robot sent to lift NASA’s Swift Observatory never got closer than 7 to 9 miles and fell back to Earth. Swift is now shut down and due to re-enter on 4 November, with a 1 in 2,100 risk of harm.
2 Nov · 3 min
China’s solar, battery, wind, and EV exports should avoid about 450 million tonnes of CO2 abroad in 2026. That is 1.2% of a 38.6 billion tonne world total, from the country that emits the most, in a year when atmospheric CO2 set another record.
1 Nov · 4 min
