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18 children die in Uzbekistan after consuming India-made syrup, ministry says
Uzbekistan's health ministry has said at least 18 children have died after consuming a medicinal syrup manufactured by Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd.
29 December 2022, 05:23 AM
The man on a mission to plant 5m trees in 5 years
A man in southern Senegal has set himself the ambitious task of planting five million trees over the next five years.
28 December 2022, 18:00 PM
UN urges countries to help Rohingyas at sea
The UN refugee agency yesterday urged countries to help Rohingyas stranded at sea as at least 20 of the persecuted minority in Myanmar reportedly died and hundreds more landed in Indonesia after weeks adrift in the Indian Ocean.
27 December 2022, 18:00 PM
180 Rohingyas feared dead
At least 180 ethnic Rohingyas stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as their rickety boat is thought to have sunk this month, Reuters quoted the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) as saying.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM
22 killed as savage US blizzard cuts power, snarls travel
More than 200,000 Americans woke up without power on Christmas morning as a days-long winter megastorm that hammered several eastern US states yesterday left more than 20 people dead.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Finally, their boat lands in Aceh after a month
A broken-down boat carrying 57 Rohingya refugees landed on Indonesia’s western coast yesterday after a month at sea, police said.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Smoking linked to mid-life memory loss: study
Middle-aged smokers are far more likely to report having memory loss and confusion than nonsmokers, and the likelihood of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit, even recently, a new study has found.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Major world events of 2022
It was a year when death came abruptly to what otherwise were days of communal celebrations; when Britain lost a queen and Japan, its former premier; when inept leaders – corrupted by hubris – fell; and when nature again refused to be ignored. It was a year of another devastating war in Europe.
25 December 2022, 05:14 AM
27 hurt in Cairo stadium collapse: Egypt health ministry
At least 27 people were injured on Saturday when part of a sports stadium south of Cairo collapsed during a basketball match, Egypt's health ministry said.
25 December 2022, 01:23 AM
Fire kills 22 in Russian home for elderly
A fire ripped through an old people's home in Russia's Siberia region, killing 22 people, investigators said on Saturday.
24 December 2022, 09:08 AM
Can UN nature deal deliver?
A new conservation deal adopted this week at the UN summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track to halt the rapid decline in nature - but only if wealthy nations deliver enough funding and all countries prioritize conservation.
22 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Chicken tikka masala inventor dies aged 77
A chef from Glasgow, who claims to have invented the curry dish chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77, a family member told AFP on Wednesday.
22 December 2022, 14:09 PM
Russia summons French envoy over Central Africa bomb attack
Russia said Wednesday it had summoned the French ambassador to protest "anti-Russian" comments made by the French foreign minister after a bomb injured a Russian representative in Central African Republic.
21 December 2022, 17:51 PM
US mother held for 10,000 anonymous texts to harass daughter
A US mother has been arrested after Michigan authorities say she anonymously cyberbullied her teenage daughter and her boyfriend for more than a year, reports say.
21 December 2022, 07:02 AM
100 new ancient designs found in Peru’s Nazca lines
More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru’s ancient Nazca plain and surrounding areas could bring new information to light about the mysterious pre-Columbian artworks that have intrigued scientists and visitors for decades.
20 December 2022, 18:00 PM
‘1.5-degree goal gasping for breath’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a “no-nonsense” climate ambition summit in September next year and warned that there will be “no room for back-sliders, greenwashers, blame-shifters” or a repackaging of old pledges.
20 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Verdict due in German trial of ex-Nazi camp secretary
A German court is expected to deliver its verdict Tuesday in the case of a 97-year-old former Nazi camp secretary accused of complicity in the murder of more than 10,000 people.
20 December 2022, 06:09 AM
Twitter users vote to oust Musk as CEO
Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over.
19 December 2022, 18:00 PM
5 killed in Toronto shooting
Five people were killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto, police said.
19 December 2022, 06:09 AM
Freak wave kills 3 at South African beach
A freak wave killed three swimmers and seriously injured 17 others Saturday at a popular beach in South Africa's southeastern city of Durban, the emergency services said.."There was a freak wave that washed some people to sea, three have drowned and 17 people have been taken to hospital,"
18 December 2022, 04:40 AM