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Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» LAS MéDULAS (SPAIN) - A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cites saw record temperatures, as a heatwave baked Europe on Monday.
Imported chikungunya cases will rise steadily in Hong Kong, leading expert warns
Published on 08/08/2025
» Hong Kong is expected to experience an increase in imported chikungunya fever cases, a leading infectious disease specialist has said, calling on the public to avoid travelling to high-risk areas after the city recorded three more infections.
Tallying the tariff trade-offs
Business, Published on 04/08/2025
» The 19% US reciprocal tariff on Thai goods could offer some much-needed relief for businesses in Thailand, as this rate aligns with the regional average.
Trump envoy to visit Gaza as pressure mounts on Israel
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in Israel on Thursday ahead of a rare US visit to aid distribution sites in Gaza, where nearly 22 months of grinding war and dire food shortages have sparked an international outcry.
‘Silent killer’: Tracking climate deaths in heatwaves
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» PARIS - A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode.
Rare cell analysis offers early disease warnings
Published on 30/07/2025
» Your body speaks in whispers long before it screams. While conventional medicine waits for obvious symptoms, Rare Cell Analysis listens to those whispers – the subtle cellular changes that precede disease by years. This is not just another test; it is a revolutionary approach that detects health threats at their earliest, most treatable stages.
Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza is slipping into famine, United Nations-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.
Britain leads calls for airdrops as Gaza hunger crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - International pressure was mounting on Saturday for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain vowing to back airdrops.
Nan flood 'worst in 40 years'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2025
» Nan is facing its worst inundation in over 40 years, with floods threatening the northern province's economic heart, as well as its iconic landmarks.
21 Gaza children dead from malnutrition and starvation this week, says hospital
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» GAZA CITY - The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.