The Sindh Health Department has issued its latest report on confirmed dengue cases across the province, stating that a total of 3,278 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, of which 727 came back positive. According to the report, 1,919 tests were carried out in Karachi division, detecting 269 positive cases. In Hyderabad division, […]
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One dead, 10 feared missing in Australia floods
Brisbane, Australia: One person was found dead in a submerged car and 10 others were reportedly missing on Wednesday after heavy rain caused flash flooding in eastern Australia and set off a string of emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. The body of the drowned 60-year-old was found early Wednesday in the state […]
One dead, at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine: rescue team
A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar Wednesday killed at least one person and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team told AFP. Scores die each year working in the country’s lucrative but poorly regulated jade trade, which uses low-paid migrant workers to scrape out a gem highly coveted in neighbouring […]
One dead as Cyclone Mekunu hits southern Oman
SALALAH, Oman: Cyclone Mekunu on Friday lashed southern Oman with high winds and rain, killing at least one person and wounding three a day after wreaking havoc on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Oman´s directorate general of meteorology said the centre of the cyclone struck west of Salalah, the second largest city in the Gulf […]