The deadly clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border overnight have once again exposed the fragile peace between the two neighbours. What began as unprovoked fire from across the border has now turned into a full military confrontation. This risks igniting a wider regional crisis. This all happened due to a battle of mistrust, broken promises and […]
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Covid-19: WHO urges rich nations to stop vaccinating kids, teenagers
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged wealthy countries on Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic’s second year looked set to be more deadly. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced outrage that a number of rich countries were now vaccinating […]
Nearly 150 million people sweltering through deadly US heat wave
WASHINGTON: The United States was sweating through a weekend of dangerously hot weather, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington experiencing temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million people struggling to stay cool amid scorching […]
In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war
By the time he was brought into the remote clinic in northeastern South Sudan, two-year-old Nyachoat was already convulsing from the malaria attacking his brain. After being given medication he lies fast asleep, naked and feverish, attached to a drip, his anxious mother sitting on the bed next to him. Nyachoat could be saved, but […]
Nicaragua opposition defies ban to march on deadly protest anniversary
Nicaragua’s opposition said at least 67 people were arrested after defying a protest ban and a heavy riot police presence on the streets of Managua to mark the first anniversary of a deadly uprising against President Daniel Ortega. The opposition National Unity Blue and White (UNAB) coalition gathered in the south of the capital, planning […]