Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain
News Desk : Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to...
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Why is Qatar such a good negotiator?
Deutsche Welle : Officials from Russia and Ukraine have not met since shortly after the war between them started in early 2022 when Russian troops...
Brazilians ‘struggling to breathe’ as Amazon burns
The Straits Times : Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from...
At least three killed in Bosnia school shooting
Aljazeera : At least three staff members have been killed in a shooting at a school in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, authorities say....
28 killed as bus carrying Pakistan pilgrims crashes in Iran
BBC : A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in Iran, killing at least 28 passengers, Iranian state media reports. The crash happened on Tuesday...
UN urges aid for 18m in Myanmar, 6m children at risk
Agency : In a recent statement, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlighted that 18.6 million people, including 6 million...
India court orders doctors’ safety panel after rape, murder
Deutsche Welle : India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a nine-member task force should be set up to map out regulations governing safe work...
World’s oldest person dies
AFP :The world’s oldest living person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, has died...
North Korean soldier defects to the South
Reuters : A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday crossing the militarised border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula,...