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Monkeypox declared notifiable disease in Britain

2 years ago

LONDON, June 9: A new law declaring monkeypox as a legally notifiable disease came into force across Britain on Wednesday, meaning all doctors in England are required to notify their...

World faces largest cost-of-living crisis in a generation: UN report

2 years ago

UNITED NATIONS, June 9: The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report on Wednesday. ...

Thailand legalises cannabis trade but still bans recreational use

2 years ago

JUNE 9: The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws. But recreational use is still banned,...

North Korea could carry out nuclear tests 'any time', warns US official

2 years ago

JUNE 8: Sung Kim, US Special Representative to North Korea, made the warning days after Pyongyang test-launched a record eight ballistic missiles on Sunday. Any such nuclear test ...

Australian new government to prioritize visa application backlog

2 years ago

CANBERRA, June 8: The Australian immigration minister has ordered the Department of Home Affairs to fast-track visa applications to address a shortage in skilled workers. Andrew G ...

World Bank warns of recession risk due to Ukraine war

2 years ago

JUNE 8: Less developed countries in Europe and east Asia face a "major recession", it said. The risk of high inflation and low growth - so-called "stagflation" ...

Israel launches missile strikes on military sites in Syrian capital

2 years ago

DAMASCUS, June 7: Israeli forces launched missile strikes from Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and targeted military sites south of the capital Damascus on Monday night, the Syrian army said in a statement. ...

Dominican Republic minister shot dead in office

2 years ago

JUNE 7: Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, was holding a meeting at the time of the attack. At least six shots were heard. A presidential spokesman identified the assailant as...

Boris Johnson wins vote but suffers large Tory rebellion

2 years ago

JUNE 7: The PM won 59% of the vote, meaning he is now immune from a Conservative leadership challenge for a year. In all, 211 Tory MPs voted they...

Monkeypox: Cases outside Africa rise to 780 in three weeks

2 years ago

JUNE 6: That is roughly triple the 257 cases it reported a week ago. It says the figure - for the past three weeks - is probably an underestimate...

South Korea and US fire missiles in warning to North Korea

2 years ago

JUNE 6: It comes as Pyongyang continues to escalate its missile tests. South Korea's president Yoon Suk-yeol said his government would respond sternly to any provocation from ...

Wheat: Why India's export ban matters to the world

2 years ago

JUNE 6: "If everyone starts to impose export restrictions... that would worsen the crisis," German Food and Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir said after the ban was announced in May. ...

Ukraine war: UK to send Ukraine M270 multiple-launch rocket systems

2 years ago

JUNE 6: Ben Wallace said the M270 multiple-launch rocket system will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The UK government has not confirmed how many weapons will be sent,...

UPDATE: Death toll hits 40 in Bangladesh depot blast

2 years ago

June 5: Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of shipping containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda. It is thought that chemicals were...

Bangladesh fire: 25 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast

2 years ago

JUNE 5: Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda. The cause of the fire is not...

EU's sanctions on Russia weigh on own economy

2 years ago

BRUSSELS, June 5: The EU on Friday adopted a sixth sanctions package against Russia, poised to phase out almost 90 percent of Russian oil imports into the bloc by the...