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WHO seeks help from India in latest toxic syrup case

The World Health Organisation logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2nd February, 2023.

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

Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the Grand Unification Bridge which leads to the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on 17th June, 2020.

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

An aerial view shows burnt area following a wildfire at the settlement of Tsakali near Mandra, west of Athens, Greece, on 20th July, 2023.

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

Rescuers work at a site of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile attack, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 20th July, 2023.

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 […]

Heavily fortified North Korea border area a magnet for tourists

Foreign tourists participating in DMZ tour walk past a military fence near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on 19th July, 2023.

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 […]

Peru protesters take to streets in new round of anti-government marches

Riot police officers stand guard as anti-government demonstrators protest against President Dina Boluarte in Lima, Peru, on 19th July, 2023.

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 […]