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Aug 18, 2024
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 18: Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass will be placed under special supervision, the civil aviation authority ANAC announced on Saturday.
Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and thousands evacuated
Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's Kursk area
Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty
Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance
Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
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Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level
Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday recommended increased vigilance against a new mpox virus variant that...
Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival
Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the city of Leipzig in the eastern German...
Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave
Seoul [South Korea], August 18: The Republic of Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the COVID-19 virus in wastewater has nearly doubled...
Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc
Harare [Zimbabwe], August 18: About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops...
UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Nations and the African Union...
Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area
Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has now been declared a disaster area.
U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service
Aug 17, 2024
New York [US], August 17: A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming venture, Venu, from launching later this month, a major...
Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"
Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is "closer than ever," while noting...
U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year
New York [US], August 17: There was a 31 percent rise in U.S. school shootings during the 2023-24 academic year compared to the previous year,...
Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure
Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year - or more - than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences. As climate change continues to push up temperatures globally, one in five children - some 466 million kids - live in areas that are registering "at least double the number of extremely hot days every year" compared to 60 years ago, the UN children's agency UNICEF said.
South Africa on high alert following mpox declared public health emergency of int'l concern
Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours
Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen
Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media
Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns
Experts say mpox epidemic is low-risk in Europe despite new variant
Czech Republic, Slovakia agree on cooperation in medicines policy
Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes
