Wed 22 July 2026: At least 143 migrants are feared dead after a boat carrying around 180 people from Gambia capsized off the coast of Mauritania, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday, calling it the deadliest shipwreck the route has ever seen. The agency said 38 survivors were rescued by the Mauritanian […]
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Wed 22 July 2026: It’s Saturday night and you’ve downloaded a new food delivery app. You’ve scanned the menus, picked some Mexican dishes, placed your order and are now tracking the delivery. But your food never comes – and you never expected it to. It sounds ridiculous if you’ve never tried it, but this viral […]
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Two selfies Irshad took after being brought to Lady Hardinge Hospital: when he first got there on Monday (L) and a few hours later (R). Wed 22 July 2026: Shaikh Irshad Mansoori was one of the patients Union health minister J.P. Nadda met in hospital on Tuesday, after which he underwent a three-hour surgery. New […]
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Wed 22 July 2026: Report highlights Gates Foundation interaction with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on donor fund and grant, but rules out wrongdoing. The Gates Foundation has found no evidence that the organisation made payments or was involved in any criminal activities tied to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to an external […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: The South African government and the World Bank have signed a US$1.5 billion Development Policy Loan aimed at supporting infrastructure reforms and boosting inclusive economic growth. The loan, announced by National Treasury on Tuesday, is intended to help address infrastructure constraints that the government identifies as a major barrier to job […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: Syrian customs authorities seized 226 RGC-type grenades on Tuesday that were hidden in a vehicle heading to Lebanon, according to an official statement. The General Authority for Land and Sea Ports and Customs said officers at the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing discovered the grenades concealed in secret compartments inside a vehicle […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: The Lebanese army announced on Tuesday that it has started deploying troops to the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in Nabatieh as part of the first phase of a US-brokered framework agreement with Israel. In a statement, the army command said military units began deployment in the town in the morning, […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: As Australia’s ban on under-16-year-olds having certain social media accounts kicks in this week, debate on whether it’s a good idea or even legal rages on – both at home and overseas. Yet barely acknowledged in this debate is what happens when a child doesn’t have an account, yet their entire childhood is still documented online. […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: Health officials estimate that nearly 7,000 people across the US may have contracted cyclosporiasis — a foodborne illness that is known to cause prolonged and severe diarrhea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. The CDC said in a health advisory that it confirmed 1,645 cases nationwide, while […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: Authorities in Guyana say they have recovered 27 bodies from a ferry that capsized off the country’s coast with 179 people on board. The MV Barima issued a distress call on Saturday night, having overturned while ferrying passengers from the capital, Georgetown, to Port Kaituma in Guyana’s northwest. Officials said on Monday that […]
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