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In Gaza, there are no more 'normal-sized babies': UN official 16 Mar 2024 - 10:15 am

United Nations, United States: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a "nightmare" for mothers and babies, with doctors reporting small and sickly newborns,...

S. Korean senior doctors to resign in support of junior medics' walkout 16 Mar 2024 - 09:47 am

Seoul: A group of South Korean senior doctors said Saturday that they would resign starting March 25 in support of junior medics in...

Climate protesters under fire in Europe: UN expert 16 Mar 2024 - 09:43 am

Geneva, Switzerland: Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was "at...

Smokes and votes: Could menthol cigarette ban sway US election? 16 Mar 2024 - 09:34 am

Washington, USA: In a quintessentially American tale of race and politics, the lowly menthol cigarette isplaying a curiously large role in the US...

LIVE UPDATES: Children, pregnant women killed in Nuseirat attack as malnutrition hits 'unprecedented levels' in Gaza 16 Mar 2024 - 09:17 am

Doha, Qatar: At least 36 Palestinians have been killed after Israel struck a house in central Gaza, not far from the Nuseirat refugee...

Collective siesta in Mexico City aims to promote the right to sleep 16 Mar 2024 - 09:16 am

Mexico City: In one of Mexico City's busiest neighborhoods on Friday, about 200 people took a collective nap in the middle of the...

Older boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon 16 Mar 2024 - 09:12 am

PORTLAND, Oregon: A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an olderboeing737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on...

Tunisian coast guard rescues 34 illegal migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean 16 Mar 2024 - 09:07 am

Tunis, Tunisia:The Tunisian coast guard announced the rescue of 34 illegal migrants and the recovery of two bodies off the coast of the...

Crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy rebounds as tourists return 16 Mar 2024 - 09:01 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's economy rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis as tourism arrivals rose,...

Michigan fires Juwan Howard, the former Fab Five star, after five seasons coaching men's basketball 16 Mar 2024 - 12:26 am

Ann Arbor, Michigan:Michigan fired coach Juwan Howard on Friday after five seasons, parting ways with the former Fab Five star whose return to...

A migrant boat sinks off the Turkish coast, killing at least 22 people 15 Mar 2024 - 09:22 pm

Ankara, Turkiye:A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkiye’s northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. Turkish coast...

OIC condemns continued Israeli crimes in Gaza, calls on UNSC to fulfill its responsibilities 15 Mar 2024 - 09:14 pm

Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli occupation's commission of humanitarian crimes in the Gaza Strip, after targeting...

Released Senegal opponent Sonko makes first public appearance in months 15 Mar 2024 - 09:11 pm

Dakar: Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko made his first public appearance in months in the capital Dakar after being released from prison...

Brazilian military leaders told police Bolsonaro presented a plan to reverse the 2022 election 15 Mar 2024 - 09:07 pm

Sao Paulo: Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results...

Tornadoes have killed at least 3 people in Ohio. Crews are searching for others 15 Mar 2024 - 08:22 pm

Lakeview, Ohio:Tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, flattening homes and trailers in an RV park and killing at least three people, authorities...

Nicaragua, Germany 'genocide' Gaza case before ICJ next month 15 Mar 2024 - 07:49 pm

The Hague: Top UN judges will start listening to submissions next month in the case filed by Nicaragua accusing Berlin of facilitating "genocide"...

Sonko and Diomaye: Senegal's anti-establishment figureheads 15 Mar 2024 - 07:42 pm

Dakar: Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's leading opposition figures who were released from prison late Thursday, are key elements of an...

Senegal top court upholds March 24 presidential vote 15 Mar 2024 - 05:14 pm

Dakar: Senegal's top court on Friday upheld the holding of a deferred presidential election on March 24, rejecting an attempt by disqualified candidates...