Today: September 20, 2024
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Health|News|World

9 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there

9 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio
Crime|MidEast|News|World

7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead

The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and left seven American troops hurt

7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead
MidEast|News|World

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns
Asia|News|World

Storm Shanshan slowly moves across Japan as officials warn of torrential rains in major cities

Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way into central Japan, halting trains and leaving underground passages brimming with water as officials warned of torrential rains in major cities, including Osaka and Tokyo

Storm Shanshan slowly moves across Japan as officials warn of torrential rains in major cities
News|World

Woman, child and pets rescued from sailboat after being stranded 925 miles off Honolulu during Hurricane Gilma

Woman, child and pets rescued from sailboat after being stranded 925 miles off Honolulu during Hurricane Gilma

Woman, child and pets rescued from sailboat after being stranded 925 miles off Honolulu during Hurricane Gilma
Americas|News|World

At least 2 dead after Brazil church roof collapses, authorities say

At least two people died in Brazil after the roof of a church in the coastal city of Recife collapsed on Friday, city hall and state authorities said.

At least 2 dead after Brazil church roof collapses, authorities say
News|World

Ukrainian defense minister tells CNN ‘I hope we were heard’ after presenting list of targets inside Russia to US officials

Ukrainian defense minister tells CNN ‘I hope we were heard’ after presenting list of targets inside Russia to US officials

Ukrainian defense minister tells CNN ‘I hope we were heard’ after presenting list of targets inside Russia to US officials
News|World

Pro-Palestinian groups to protest Harris campaign stops, Trump debate

Kamala Harris' strong support for Israel as it continues its war in Gaza is fueling calls for a fresh round of protests at campaign stops, universities and

Pro-Palestinian groups to protest Harris campaign stops, Trump debate
Crime|News|World

Overseas swatting scheme wreaked ‘massive havoc’ in US, with fake bomb threats, kidnappings and plot to kill the president

Overseas swatting scheme wreaked ‘massive havoc’ in US, with fake bomb threats, kidnappings and plot to kill the president

Overseas swatting scheme wreaked ‘massive havoc’ in US, with fake bomb threats, kidnappings and plot to kill the president
Crime|News|World

Ukraine’s Zelensky fires Air Force chief, days after fatal F-16 crash

Ukraine’s Zelensky fires Air Force chief, days after fatal F-16 crash

Ukraine’s Zelensky fires Air Force chief, days after fatal F-16 crash
Asia|News|World

East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence

East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975

East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence
Economy|News|World

Ukraine's officials tell US it needs stronger air defense

Top Ukrainian officials, including Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and the president's chief of staff Andriy Yermak, began a visit to Washington on Friday,

Ukraine's officials tell US it needs stronger air defense
News|World

New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69

New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69

New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69
Asia|News|World

UN to send mission to Bangladesh to probe human rights violations

The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday said it will dispatch a fact-finding mission to Bangladesh, as requested by the interim government, to investigate

UN to send mission to Bangladesh to probe human rights violations
Europe|News|World

Ukraine says it advances in Kursk region, urges allies help defend air space

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Friday his troops had advanced up to 2 km (1.2 miles) in Russia's Kursk region in the past day, pressing on with the

Ukraine says it advances in Kursk region, urges allies help defend air space
Europe|News|Political|World

Germany deports 28 Afghans after unveiling new security package

Germany deports 28 Afghans after unveiling new security package

Germany deports 28 Afghans after unveiling new security package
Africa|Health|News|World

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
Europe|News|World

Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Putin on international warrant

Ukraine urged Mongolia on Friday to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on an International Criminal Court warrant when he visits on Sept. 3, but the Kremlin said it was not worried

Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Putin on international warrant
Lifestyle|News|World

Emmett Till remembered with exhibit at Two Mississippi Museums

Emmett Till remembered with exhibit at Two Mississippi Museums

Emmett Till remembered with exhibit at Two Mississippi Museums
Europe|News|World

Russia uses Telegram boss Pavel Durov's case to rally doubters against West

Russians who still share Western values are being told to choose sides and support their warring homeland or risk being victimised by the West, in the same way that

Russia uses Telegram boss Pavel Durov's case to rally doubters against West
Environment|World

Pope Francis says Earth is 'sick' in new climate change warning

Pope Francis on Friday urged people around the world to better protect the environment, ahead of a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia next week in which the pontiff is expected to

Pope Francis says Earth is 'sick' in new climate change warning
Crime|Europe|News|World

Russian bomb hits high-rise building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, killing seven

A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 77 more, local

Russian bomb hits high-rise building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, killing seven
News|World

Power beginning to return in Venezuela after nationwide blackout

Power had returned to some parts of Venezuela on Friday evening after capital Caracas and much of the rest of the country were plunged into a blackout that

Power beginning to return in Venezuela after nationwide blackout
Europe|News|World

Spain's Sanchez to visit China next month amid Beijing-EU trade dispute

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit China next month, his office said on Friday, with Beijing's anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports as a backdrop.

Spain's Sanchez to visit China next month amid Beijing-EU trade dispute
Health|World

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children against polio during pauses in fighting

The United Nations will start vaccinating some 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip against polio on Sunday, a campaign that relies on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children against polio during pauses in fighting

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