INDIA: Delhi Severe pollution drives car rationing
The Indian capital, Delhi, has launched a car rationing system as it battles hazardous levels of pollution. Private cars with even and odd number plates
November 4, 2019
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UK: Parties told not to use NHS for political games ahead of General Election 2019
Parties should not use the NHS as “a political weapon” in the election campaign, health service bosses say. NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said “over
November 4, 2019
FRANCE: Jacques Chirac Former French president dies at 86
Jacques Chirac, the former French president whose later years were blighted by corruption scandals, has died aged 86. “President Jacques Chirac died this morning surrounded
September 26, 2019
Senegal to offer free breast cancer treatment
Senegal’s government says that women suffering from breast or cervical cancer will be offered free chemotherapy in public hospitals from the beginning of October. “We
September 18, 2019
BAHAMA: Hurricane Dorian – Number of missing drops to 1,300
Emergency services in the Bahamas say the number of missing following Hurricane Dorian stands at 1,300. The number is down from the 2,500 listed missing earlier
September 13, 2019
Kenyan schoolgirl takes her own life after ‘period shaming’
A schoolgirl in Kenya has taken her own life after allegedly being shamed in class for having her period and staining her uniform. The 14-year-old’s
September 11, 2019
Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher
Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had
August 12, 2019
Senegalese conjoined twins defy odds in new Cardiff home
Senegalese conjoined twins begin full-time recovery in their new home in Cardiff, Wales. Doctors have been surprised by the progress of Mariame and Ndeye. “This
August 6, 2019
Deadly explosion outside Egypt’s cancer institute
An explosion outside Egypt’s National Cancer Institute in the centre of the capital, Cairo, has killed 19 people and injured 30 others. The interior ministry
August 5, 2019
New ‘SOS ship’ sent to rescue migrants off Libya
The humanitarian group, SOS Méditerranée, has dispatched its new rescue ship to search for migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea. The Norwegian-flagged Ocean Viking set
August 5, 2019
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