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Kenya flood death toll hits 10 as dam overflow risk raises alarm

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When does a token of thanks become payment for blood donation? Balance needed to preserve altruism

A new initiative to reward blood donors with Healthpoints which can be used to redeem e-vouchers to offset costs of purchasing items at supermarkets and F&B outlets has drawn concerns over its impact on the voluntary and altruistic nature of blood donation.

One dead as Austrian trolleybus crashes into supermarket

Firefighters and rescue personnel work next to a trolleybus that crashed into a supermarket in Salzburg, Austria, on April 20.

Danish Refugee Council warns 4 million more face displacement as aid drops

A displaced persons camp in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Healthpoint rewards among measures to draw more blood donors, mitigate possible shortage

About 130,000 units of blood are collected annually and there is currently more than 77,000 donors – 1.3 per cent of Singapore’s total population.

Red Cross makes first aid shipments into Iran since start of war

An Iranian cleric walks around the scene of residential buildings which were destroyed by US-Israeli airstrikes at the Shahid Broujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026.

Aid groups use land routes to deliver humanitarian relief to Iran

Iranian authorities say more than 3,000 people have been killed in Iran during the war and the UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million have been displaced.

Red Cross calls consecutive strikes in Lebanon 'gravely concerning'

Staff members clean shattered glass after a drone strike damaged vehicles and a building, slightly injuring three workers, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Rules of war must be respected in words and action, ICRC president says

FILE PHOTO: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric speaks during an interview with Reuters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour/File Photo

Singapore Red Cross plans to mobilise about 700 volunteers to aid the elderly amid heat, haze

(From left) Madam Magdalene Tan with Singapore Red Cross representatives Charis Chan and Alan Phuang at her flat on April 6.

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