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Millions at risk as US funds for water projects dry up
By Ammu Kannampilly and Andy Sullivan, Reuters, Published on 19/07/2025
» TAVETA, Kenya - The Trump administration’s decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
Deadly India train crash linked to signal system failure
AFP, Published on 04/06/2023
» BALASORE, India: The cause of India's deadliest train disaster in decades was linked to the signal system, the railway minister said Sunday, as families scoured hospitals and morgues for missing relatives with deaths expected to top 288.
Indian train crash death toll rises to 288
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2023
» BALASORE, India: At least 288 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a three-train collision, India’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years, officials said on Saturday.
At least 28 dead, 300 hurt in India rail crash: officials
AFP, Published on 03/06/2023
» NEW DELHI - At least 28 people have died, more than 300 were injured and many are feared trapped in a multiple train collision in eastern India's Odisha state, a medical officer said Friday.
Sri Lankan group latest to arrive as China opens borders to Asian students
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/06/2022
» China is gradually allowing more students from Asian nations to return, over two years after closing its borders to most foreigners under a strict zero-Covid strategy. However, it is not clear when those from the West can also come back.
Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» DEHRADUN, India: More than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials said Wednesday, with scores more missing.
India tops 10m cases but pace slows
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2020
» MUMBAI: India passed 10 million Covid-19 infections on Saturday, much later than predicted only a month ago as the pace of infections slows, despite many in the country giving up on masks and social distancing.