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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Global News
National & Local

โ€˜The low of the lowโ€™: Montreal charity targeted by scam speaks out

A Montreal charity, DIFY, faced a fraudulent donation scheme where the supposed donor offered a large sum with suspicious conditions.

Feb 26 โ€ข 16:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Aftenposten
National & Local

Grace thought she could never have children. Now Hugo is ten weeks old

Grace Bell, who was told she could never bear children, gives birth to her son Hugo following a pioneering womb transplant from a deceased donor in the UK.

Feb 24 โ€ข 14:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

Baby boy born to UK mother after womb transplant from dead donor

The UK sees its first birth from a womb transplant using an organ from a deceased donor, as Grace Bell gives birth to baby Hugo after years of fertility challenges.

Feb 24 โ€ข 08:37 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Haaretz
National & Local

The mysterious donor had only one request: take the gold and fix the sewage system

A mysterious donor anonymously gifted the city of Osaka, Japan, 21 kilograms of gold bars worth $3.6 million, requesting that the money be used to repair the city's neglected water and sewage systems.

Feb 24 โ€ข 04:02 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Sky News
National & Local

'Miracle' as baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant

A baby boy, Hugo Powell, is the first in the UK to be born from a womb transplanted from a deceased donor, marking a significant medical milestone.

Feb 24 โ€ข 00:01 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
National & Local

First child in Britain born to mum who got womb transplanted from dead organ donor

The first child in Britain has been born to a mother who received a womb transplant from a deceased donor, marking a significant development in organ donation and transplantation.

Feb 24 โ€ข 00:01 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il Giornale
National & Local

The challenge of transplants in child patients. In Italy, 50 families are waiting for a heart: the puzzle of donors and waiting lists

In Italy, there are currently 50 families, including the parents of a deceased two-year-old boy, waiting for heart transplants amid challenges relating to donor availability and the urgency of transplant procedures.

Feb 23 โ€ข 04:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Al Jazeera
National & Local

How Conditional Funding Affects Cultural Identity in Jerusalem?

The article discusses the impact of conditional funding on the cultural identity of Jerusalem, highlighting the challenges faced by cultural institutions in maintaining authenticity while adapting to donor requirements.

Feb 22 โ€ข 11:40 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Le Figaro
National & Local

"He lives on through five other people": Florian, a 21-year-old soldier who passed away, saved lives through organ donation

Florian, a 21-year-old soldier who died following a serious accident, became an organ donor, saving five young lives.

Feb 22 โ€ข 09:51 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Clarin (ES)
National & Local

An anonymous donor gives 21 kilos of gold to a city in Japan with a special condition: "It's an impressive amount of money"

An anonymous donor has gifted 21 kilograms of gold, valued at over 500 million yen, to a city in Japan with the condition that the funds be used to improve public services, particularly water infrastructure.

Feb 21 โ€ข 23:53 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ABC News AU
National & Local

Doctors race through Kyiv missile strike to deliver child's donor heart

Ukrainian doctors navigate a missile attack in Kyiv to deliver a donor heart for a child in need of a transplant.

Feb 21 โ€ข 19:29 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

Donor suspended from Tories pays ยฃ50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch

A Conservative donor suspended for bullying allegations paid ยฃ50,000 for a dinner with Kemi Badenoch, sparking controversy within the party.

Feb 21 โ€ข 12:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
National & Local

Naples: Donor Heart Incorrectly Cooled: Two-Year-Old Boy in Italy Dies

A two-year-old boy named Domenico died in an Italian hospital after a donor heart he received was damaged due to improper cooling during transport.

Feb 21 โ€ข 10:45 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
National & Local

Transport Error: Donor Heart Improperly Cooled: Boy Dies in Italy

A two-year-old boy in Italy has died after receiving a donor heart that was damaged due to improper cooling during transport.

Feb 21 โ€ข 10:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il Giornale
National & Local

The story of a transplanted journalist

A journalist reflects on their life-saving heart transplant 26 years ago and shares the tragic tale of a baby girl named Sara who died waiting for a suitable donor heart, drawing parallels to current stories of loss and hope among families facing similar tragedies.

Feb 21 โ€ข 07:27 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น La Repubblica
Crime & Justice

Jessica Moretti and the bail of 200,000 francs: 'The donor must remain anonymous, we need to protect him'

Jessica Moretti, like her husband Jacques, has paid 200,000 francs in bail to avoid imprisonment, with the donor's identity remaining anonymous for protection.

Feb 20 โ€ข 18:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

Maranhรฃo is the first northeastern state to perform living donor liver transplantation between adults

Maranhรฃo has become the first state in Brazil's northeast region to successfully perform a living donor liver transplant between adults.

Feb 20 โ€ข 15:34 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Anonymous donor donated a fortune in gold to the city. Mayor: I was speechless

An anonymous donor has gifted the city of Osaka 21 kilograms of gold valued at approximately 560 million yen to help address aging water infrastructure.

Feb 20 โ€ข 14:18 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ DR Nyheder
National & Local

Norway rejects Trumpโ€™s claim about hosting a new peace council

Norway's Foreign Ministry has denied President Trump's assertion that the country would host a meeting of his newly formed peace council, clarifying that they are instead planning to host a meeting for the donor group for Palestine.

Feb 19 โ€ข 16:41 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
National & Local

Peter Andre's emotional plea to 'save a life' after relatives' shock cancer battle

Peter Andre advocates for stem cell donors to help his sister-in-law's father, who is battling a rare cancer.

Feb 19 โ€ข 11:59 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Global News
National & Local

Democrats probe Trump donorโ€™s โ€˜influenceโ€™ over Gordie Howe bridge threat

Democrats are investigating a potential conflict of interest involving a Trump donor's lobbying against the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Feb 18 โ€ข 22:48 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Novinky.cz
National & Local

Blood from a donor would kill you and the child, a young woman from Ostrava heard. She had to undergo autotransfusion

A young woman from Ostrava had to undergo autotransfusion after being informed that receiving donor blood could be fatal for her and her child.

Feb 18 โ€ข 14:16 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Mundo
National & Local

Hope for the Italian boy with the 'burned' heart: 'There is a compatible heart'

A two-year-old Italian boy with severe heart issues has found a compatible donor heart, offering a glimmer of hope amid his critical condition in a Naples hospital.

Feb 18 โ€ข 07:36 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il Giornale
National & Local

Errors on the Heart by Boxing and Technicians. Meloni to the Mother: 'Justice'

The family of a two-year-old boy, Domenico, awaits an urgent heart transplant after being informed of a compatible donor.

Feb 18 โ€ข 06:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Global News
National & Local

Calgary family uses billboard in plea to find a kidney donor

A Calgary family has resorted to using a billboard to seek a kidney donor for their wife and mother, Alice Pesta, who has been battling kidney disease for decades.

Feb 17 โ€ข 23:46 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

Hemoacre launches campaign to increase donations during Carnival; learn how to donate

Hemoacre is launching a campaign to encourage blood donations during the Carnival season in Acre, Brazil, amid concerns over decreasing donor numbers.

Feb 17 โ€ข 22:50 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
National & Local

Schoolboy's fresh hope for second chance at life following Mirror call for donor

A 16-year-old leukaemia patient, Leo Sproson, receives a life-saving stem cell transplant following a successful donor appeal by the Mirror newspaper.

Feb 17 โ€ข 17:40 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

Tragedy in Italy: A donor heart intended for a toddler was accidentally frozen

An Italian mother has appealed to the Pope for help in finding a new heart for her son after the originally obtained donor heart was accidentally frozen.

Feb 17 โ€ข 11:07 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
National & Local

Family pleads for kidney donor as teenโ€™s health declines: 'We need help'

A New Jersey family is urgently seeking a kidney donor for their son, Thaddeus, whose health is deteriorating due to kidney disease.

Feb 17 โ€ข 11:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il Giornale
National & Local

Forbidden to ask who finances the "No"

A significant amount of funding is flowing into the National Association of Magistrates in Italy ahead of a referendum on justice, with donor names kept secret, raising concerns of hidden financing.

Feb 17 โ€ข 04:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China

John Paulson plans to close an Ohio manufacturing plant and move operations to China, despite prior criticism of offshoring and employee pushback.

Feb 16 โ€ข 13:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

10-month-old 'little angel' gives life to five, bids farewell with state honor

A 10-month-old baby girl from Kerala, Alin Sherin Abraham, became the state's youngest organ donor, saving five lives before her farewell with state honors.

Feb 16 โ€ข 10:28 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il Giornale
National & Local

The child is first on the transplant list. A heart is being sought in Italy and Europe

A two-year-old boy named Tommaso is critically ill and searching for a heart transplant as the Italian health authorities mobilize efforts to find a donor.

Feb 14 โ€ข 06:20 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Liver, kidney, eyes all donated... 10-month-old Elin gives new life to 5 people

A 10-month-old girl from Kerala, Elin Sherin Abraham, has become the youngest organ donor in the state, providing new life to five individuals through organ donation.

Feb 14 โ€ข 03:32 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป TVNET
National & Local

19-year-old Kristofers organizes a donor day on his birthday

Kristofers, a 19-year-old student, arranged a blood donation day at his school on his birthday despite being unable to donate himself due to arthritis.

Feb 13 โ€ข 22:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

After a desperate plea for help, actress Bijou Phillips is hospitalized and waiting for a transplant

Actress Bijou Phillips is currently hospitalized, urgently seeking a compatible donor for a kidney transplant following her public plea for help.

Feb 12 โ€ข 23:42 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
National & Local

Bijou Phillips hospitalized, pleads for kidney donor as she fights for 'more time' with daughter

Bijou Phillips is currently hospitalized as she seeks a kidney donor for a second transplant while caring for her daughter.

Feb 11 โ€ข 23:33 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป TVNET
National & Local

There is an acute shortage of O- and O+ blood group donors

There is an urgent need for O- and O+ blood group donors in Latvia due to low donor response, as highlighted by the National Blood Donor Center.

Feb 11 โ€ข 14:17 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
World

Think Tank: Aid to Ukraine has dropped to record lows following US cuts

Military aid to Ukraine has reached record lows in 2025 as US funding ceases, leaving Europe as the primary donor, according to the Kiel Institute.

Feb 11 โ€ข 13:36 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

'Quiet Sharing' at Jeonju City Hall Before the Holidays

An anonymous donor left a substantial amount of money at Jeonju City Hall to help low-income neighbors in need.

Feb 11 โ€ข 05:48 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Guardian
National & Local

โ€˜They always gave us the heaviest workโ€™: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor

The article examines how Uline, a major donor to MAGA Republicans, has exploited Mexican labor through a program while advocating against immigration.

Feb 10 โ€ข 13:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Rakhi Sawant Wants to Become a Mother, Speaks on Sperm Donor...

Rakhi Sawant expresses her desire to become a mother and discusses options related to egg freezing and sperm donation.

Feb 10 โ€ข 11:59 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Rakhi Sawant is looking for a sperm donor, she said - after Salman Khan...

Rakhi Sawant, known for her dramatic persona, expressed her desire to become a mother on a recent talk, stating that she is looking for a sperm donor and discussed her views on her religious identity.

Feb 10 โ€ข 06:46 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Hanyang University Becomes the First in South Korea to Name a College After a Donor, Launching 'Hanyang YK Intercollege'

Hanyang University has officially renamed one of its colleges to honor a prominent donor, marking a significant step in promoting a culture of educational philanthropy in South Korea.

Feb 10 โ€ข 02:13 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Aftenposten
National & Local

Nobel Deputy Trine Skei Grande Wants Open Donor Lists

Trine Skei Grande, a deputy member of the Nobel Committee, advocates for greater transparency by calling for open donor lists to restore trust in the institution.

Feb 9 โ€ข 20:52 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Al Jazeera
National & Local

Skin is a Lifeline: How Global Technology Saved Dozens of Patients in Egypt?

A new technique of donor skin grafting is significantly improving survival rates for burn victims in Egypt, particularly among children.

Feb 9 โ€ข 16:54 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
National & Local

Donor children in Finland will finally have the opportunity to learn about their origins this year

This year, for the first time, donor children in Finland will have the opportunity to know their biological parent's identity due to a recent law change.

Feb 9 โ€ข 13:34 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Record Number of Volunteer Donor Stem Cell Transplants Delivered Last Year

A record number of 179 stem cell transplants were delivered from the Finnish stem cell registry last year, according to the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service.

Feb 9 โ€ข 07:09 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
National & Local

Orange February: Campaign in Rio Preto Reinforces the Importance of Bone Marrow Donation

The Hospital de Base in Sรฃo Josรฉ do Rio Preto (SP) recorded a 50% increase in bone marrow transplants over the last five years, highlighting the significance of the 'Orange February' campaign for leukemia awareness and donor recruitment.

Feb 8 โ€ข 14:26 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ elDiario.es
National & Local

The 'Celtic gene' of hemochromatosis in Asturias: when the blood is safe but cannot be donated

Asturias faces a blood donor crisis as many individuals, despite having safe blood, are unable to donate due to hereditary hemochromatosis linked to the 'Celtic gene'.

Feb 7 โ€ข 21:03 UTC

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