Geneva | The World Health Organisation has expressed concern as the recent monkeypox outbreak has spread to vulnerable people, including children, pregnant women and those with weak immune systems. While the virus did manifest earlier in children, this reportedly the first in the recent outbreak, now confirmed in more than 3,000 patients spread across over 50 […]
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46 undocumented migrants found dead inside lorry in Texas
Houston | At least 46 undocumented migrants were found inside an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, a city in Texas close to the US-Mexico border, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The lorry was found on Monday next to railroad tracks in a remote area on the city’s southern outskirts, Xinhua news agency quoted the […]
Many children feared dead in earthquake in Afghanistan
Kabul | Doctors in Afghanistan say that many children may have been killed in Wednesday’s earthquake, media reports said. More than 1,000 people died in the disaster, while heavy rain, threadbare resources and rugged terrain are hampering rescue workers, BBC reported. Unknown numbers are still buried under the rubble of ruined, often mud-built homes by the […]
Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 1,000; 1,500 injured
Kabul | The toll from an earthquake that jolted Afghanistan on Wednesday has crossed 1,000, while more than 1,500 people were injured, an official said, adding the number of casualties might rise further. “More than 1,000 people were killed and 1,500 injured as a result of the earthquake and subsequent landslide in two districts of Gayan […]
Death toll rises to 920 after major quake hits Afghanistan
Kabul | The death toll from the earthquake that struck Afghanistan’s two eastern provinces early on Wednesday jumped to 920, Afghan state-run media reported. Deputy State Minister for Natural Disaster Management in Taliban-led government, Mawlavi Sharfuddin, said in a press conference that 920 people were killed and 610 others injured in the quake, the state-run Bakhtar […]
Strong quake kills at least 280, injures 595 in Afghanistan
Kabul | At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan’s Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run media reported. Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province, the most-hit eastern province, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, citing the latest local sources. Helicopters […]
Pakistani restaurant uses ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ scene for online ad, receives criticism
New Delhi | A Pakistani restaurant has received criticism on social media after using a scene from the popular Bollywood film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ starring Alia Bhatt in order to promote an offer meant only for men. In the Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial, Alia plays the role of prostitute Gangubai who goes on to become an influential […]
US President Biden falls down while getting off bike, says ‘am fine’
Washington | US President Joe Biden fell off his bike as he was trying to get off it near his beach home in Delaware, media reports said on Saturday. The 79-year-old got back to his feet and proceeded to talk with the members of the public following the incident near his home in Rehoboth Beach, saying […]
Afghan TV anchor forced to sell food on street after Taliban takeover
Kabul | Since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, the country has faced an extreme economic crisis that is also being faced by a former journalist who was spotted selling food on the street to make ends meet, media reports said. The pictures of the anchor, Musa Mohammadi, have been making rounds on the internet. The post […]
Can Monkeypox be sexually transmitted? WHO to look into reports of virus in semen
New Delhi | The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said it is exploring whether monkeypox can be sexually transmitted after reports showed that the virus has been found in the semen of some patients, media reports said. The virus itself is not a sexually transmitted infection, which are generally spread through semen and vaginal fluids. […]