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November 15, 2024 8:10 PM

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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023: WHO

The World Health Organization has reported a significant surge in measles cases worldwide in 2023. According to a newly released report by the WHO, 10.3 million cases of measles were reported globally last year, an increase of 20 percent from 2022. The report said that nearly 107,500 people died fro...

November 15, 2024 8:30 PM

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un orders mass production of suicide attack drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of suicide attack drones. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Mr. Kim supervised the tests of drones designed to hit both land and sea targets. It said that Mr. Kim underscored the need to establish a serial production s...

November 15, 2024 7:44 PM

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Spain: 10 killed, two critically injured in fire at Zaragoza nursing home

In Spain, 10 people were killed and two others are critically injured after a blaze at a nursing home near the northeastern city of Zaragoza this morning. The fire broke out in the early hours, and smoke spread throughout the establishment in the small town of Villafranca de Ebro. Local authorities ...

November 15, 2024 5:45 PM

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Croatian PM sacks health minister amid corruption probe

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković sacked his health minister, Vili Beros today amid reports in local media that the minister had been arrested and his home raided during a corruption investigation. Several others were also detained on corruption charges by anti-graft authorities. Local media ...

November 15, 2024 2:36 PM

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Sri Lanka’s ruling NPP registers landslide victory in Parliamentary election

Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power has secured a landslide victory as it secured a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. The leftist coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member house. The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya led by Sajith Premadasa came a distant second securing 40 seats, w...

November 15, 2024 7:20 AM

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New Zealand: Maori lawmakers protest in parliament over controversial treaty bill

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori lawmakers staged a ceremonial haka dance in protest of a vote on a controversial bill that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown.   The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi granted M...

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