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August 9, 2025 4:53 PM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) certified Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health challenge, making it the 10th country to reach this critical milestone. In a statement issued in Nairobi, WHO Director-General Tedros A...
August 9, 2025 2:01 PM
Highlighting the importance of early warning and heat-health action plans, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that extreme heat is impacting millions of people around the world. As per WMO data, many regions across the world are increasingly experiencing frequent globa...
August 9, 2025 1:57 PM
Thousands of people are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving wildfire continues to rage in Southern California amid a major heatwave. The Canyon Fire which erupted on Thursday grew rapidly to about 19.4 square kilometers, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. &...
August 9, 2025 1:32 PM
The Final Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera was held with devotion at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, drawing thousands of devotees to the hill town in Central Sri Lanka. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, along with ministers and dignitaries, attended the grand procession, which m...
August 9, 2025 12:59 PM
At least 10 people have been killed and 33 others are missing after flash floods struck Yuzhong County in Gansu province of China, following heavy rains from August 7. State media reported that the floods, worsened by power and telecom outages, stranded over 4,000 people in Xinglong mountain village...
August 9, 2025 12:53 PM
Four astronauts from NASA’s Crew-10 mission departed the International Space Station yesterday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, starting an 18-hour journey back to Earth. Americans Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan’s Takuya Onishi, and Russia’s Kirill Peskov are expected to splash ...
August 9, 2025 12:48 PM
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a environmental bill into law but vetoed 63 of its 398 provisions, preserving key environmental protections. Meanwhile, critics said that the legislation threatened to weaken Brazil’s licensing system and derail deforestation targets. &nbs...
August 9, 2025 12:40 PM
The Human Rights Council of Pakistan has strongly condemned the shutdown of internet and mobile services across Balochistan, calling it a"blatant violation of basic rights. The blackout, imposed on August 6, affects millions, cutting off access to communication, education, health, and employment. &...
August 9, 2025 11:37 AM
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed the amended Foreigners Law, returning it to parliament shortly after the Constitutional Court struck down several of its provisions as unconstitutional, the presidential website announced. The court had ruled that measures restrict...
August 9, 2025 11:23 AM
Germany has suspended all military exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza after Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the decision yesterday. Under these circumstances, the German government will not authorise any exports...
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