WHO seeks help from India in latest toxic syrup case

London, UK Reuters The World Health Organization has asked the Indian authorities for help in establishing the origins of a contaminated cough syrup that has been linked to children’s deaths in Cameroon. The UN agency issued a warning on Wednesday about a syrup branded as Naturcold, which was sold in Cameroon and linked by authorities […]
Mounting US worries over Private Travis King after silence from North Korea

Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday voiced mounting concern over Army Private Travis King, who dashed into North Korea two days ago, saying Pyongyang had a history of mistreating captured Americans. US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, in her first public comments on the case, said Washington was fully mobilized in trying to […]
Wildfires slowly abate in Greece but temperatures rise

Athens, Greece Reuters Wildfires across Greece slowly abated on Thursday after razing swathes of forest and dozens of homes in the past days, but temperatures rose, threatening new outbreaks in tinderbox conditions. With temperatures expected to hit 45 degrees Celsius in the coming days, the Culture Ministry said all archaeological sites, including the Acropolis monument, […]
Russia bombs Ukraine ports, threatens ships, as Kyiv deploys cluster munitions

Mykolaiv/Near Kupiansk Ukraine Reuters Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea, mounting a third straight night of air strikes on Ukrainian ports and issuing a threat against Ukraine-bound vessels to which Kyiv responded in kind. At least 27 civilians were reported hurt in the air strikes on the ports, which […]
Health Insight: How do I stop my mind racing and get some sleep?

In an article first published in The Conversation, ALEXANDER SWEETMAN, of Flinders University, provides some tips for dealing with insomnia…
On the Screen: The complex and nuanced story of the “father of the atomic bomb”

DAVID ADAMS watches the Christopher Nolan-directed ‘Oppenheimer’…
Talks on repatriating Ukrainian children from Russia under way since at least April – source

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Talks being mediated by Saudi Arabia and Turkey on the repatriation of Ukrainian thousands of children taken to Russia since Moscow’s invasion have been under way since at least April, a source with knowledge of the discussions said on Wednesday. The source confirmed a Financial Times report that Riyadh and Istanbul were […]
Heavily fortified North Korea border area a magnet for tourists

Paju, South Korea Reuters Only hours after US Private Travis T King fled into North Korea while taking part in an organised tour on the heavily fortified border, groups of tourists coming from the South Korean side were still visiting the area on Wednesday. Going to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, which remain […]
Seventy-seven US faith groups get total of $US92 million for innovative faith programs for children

United States RNS Dozens of Christian groups seeking to instill faith in the nation’s children have been given grants of as much as $US1.25 million to help them meet their mission. Lilly Endowment, through its Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative, recently approved a total of $US92 million for 77 organisations – including denominations, local congregations and regional […]
Peru protesters take to streets in new round of anti-government marches

Lima, Peru Reuters Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets in Peru on Wednesday, part of a new round of marches organized by groups opposed to President Dina Boluarte’s eight-month-old administration, as police deployed to guard government offices. Local television showed several thousand protesters affiliated with left-wing groups and unions peacefully marching in the […]