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Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
NEW DELHI: The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday.A 23-year-old student tested positive for the virus, which is transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected bats, pigs or other people.Kerala Health Minister K. K....
Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
Indians standing in a queue outside a hospital wear masks as a precautionary measure against the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. (AP pic)NEW DELHI: The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday. A 23-year-old student tested...
Why Kazakhstan’s presidential elections matter
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The upcoming developments in Kazakhstan in the months to come will show whether the June 9 snap presidential elections are just a face change or they will lead to the emergence of an entirely new political model. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Rafis Abazov*: The resignation of...
Almost two million people reportedly left Turkmenistan over 10 years
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Radio Azatlyk, with reference to sources in the Turkmen government, reports that some 1,879,413 people left Turkmenistan for permanent residence abroad or for permanent jobs, Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent foreign-based news website reported. One of the Radio Azatlyk sources said that the results of the census held in...
Zelensky appoints exUkrainian President Kuchma envoy to Donbass Contact Group
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has appointed exPresident of the country Leonid Kuchma Ukrainian representative to the Contact Group on peaceful settlement in Donbass ONA reports citing TASS …read more Source:...
Russia rebuffs Ukraine's case over rebel support at U.N. court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia told a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday that the court lacks jurisdiction in a case filed by Ukraine against Moscow over its alleged support of pro-Russian separatists in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Bangladesh arrests six Ukraine nationals for ATM fraud
Police have been granted three days to grill six foreigners arrested for hacking into an ATM of a private bank using digital forgery to withdraw money from it. …read more Source:...
Serena, Osaka exits open Paris boulevard for Halep
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Salah, Origi goals bring Liverpool Champions League redemption
Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 to claim Champions League Early Salah penalty and late Origi strike earn win Anfield club secure their sixth European Cup triumph MADRID: Liverpool ended an incredible season by winning Europe’s biggest prize after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final, earning...
Captain charged over Budapest boat tragedy
Rescuers are still searching for survivors. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The captain of a river cruise ship that collided with a smaller sightseeing vessel was charged on Saturday over the accident in Budapest that killed seven South Korean tourists and left 21 missing. The Mermaid carrying mainly South Korean tourists overturned and sank late Wednesday,...
