Wed 21 August 2024: India’s Supreme Court has set up a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on workplace safety following the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a state hospital that prompted nationwide protests. The court, which took up the case on its own, said on Tuesday that the doctors’ […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it successfully intercepted and downed 45 Ukrainian drones during an extensive overnight attack targeting several regions, including the capital, Moscow. According to the ministry, 11 drones were shot down over the Moscow region, with an additional three taken down in the neighboring Kaluga region. […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended “targeted vaccination” in the fight against mpox, instead of mass vaccination in areas where the virus has been detected, arguing that stopping the spread of mpox is easier than dealing with COVID-19. “It’s not recommended for mass vaccination; that’s very important. It really needs […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: Ali-Mohammad Naini, the spokesperson for the IRGC, tempered Iran’s rhetoric on Tuesday, adopting a more measured tone regarding sharp revenge for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement in Haniyeh’s assassination in the Iranian capital on July 31, which further escalating the already tense relations between […]
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Sham Supermarket on Donegall Road, a Muslim business that was targeted twice during rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 11, 2024 [Photo: Facebook] Tue 20 August 2024: Several businesses were targeted in a wave of unrest that unleashed violent racism onto British streets. As rioters went on the attack in dozens of British towns and cities […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: A surge in Mpox cases rekindled the dread felt by many with the onset of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. But an expert advises us not to worry, since South Africa has at least prepared in advance. A total of 16 countries, including SA, have detected cases of the infectious disease. Its […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: The US and the Philippines have reached a deal to allow “a limited number” of Afghans to transit to the Philippines while awaiting approval for US visas and resettlement, the State Department said Monday. “The United States and the Philippines have reached an agreement on allowing a limited number of Afghan […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: The UN on Monday highlighted the extensiveness of the Israeli military’s evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip, saying they cover nearly 86% of the enclave. “Our colleagues from the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that repeated waves of displacement, combined with overcrowding, insecurity, crumbling infrastructure, and active […]
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Mon 19 August 2024: Ukrainian authorities have issued an urgent evacuation order for families with children in the eastern city of Pokrovsk, as Russian forces rapidly advance despite Ukraine’s recent incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Local officials have warned that the situation is dire, with Russian troops advancing so quickly that residents of Pokrovsk and […]
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Mon 19 August 2024: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de-facto ruler, Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), allegedly forged his father King Salman’s signature to deploy ground troops to Yemen, a former royal adviser has claimed. According to the Times, citing a new BBC documentary, Saad Al-Jabri, an ex-aide to former Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Nayef (MBN), made the allegations. […]
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