Canberra, Nov 2 (IANS) The increasing severity and intensity of heatwaves in Australia is driving an increase in the number of hospitalisations due to the extreme weather, a government report revealed on Thursday.
Mexico City, Nov 2 (IANS) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has unveiled a support and recovery plan for the victims of the devastating hurricane Otis, the strongest storm ever to make landfall in the Pacific Coast state of Guerrero.
Visakhapatnam, Oct 30 (IANS) The collision between two trains in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district appears to be a repeat of the ghastly train disaster in Odisha nearly five months ago.
Visakahapatnam, Oct 30 (IANS) Death toll in collision between two passenger trains in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh mounted to 14 while over 50 passengers were injured, officials said on Monday.
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) Mass death of fish in River Teesta at Jalpaiguri district in the northern sector of West Bengal has left the district administration and the state fisheries department worried.
Gaza, Oct 25 (IANS) The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza warned of the possible outbreak of a major epidemic wave amid the ongoing Israeli airstrikes and siege on the Hamas-controlled enclave.
Sanaa, Oct 25 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Yemen is facing a significant drop in immunisation rates among children as millions cannot be reached by routine vaccinations campaigns in the war-torn country.
Gaza, Oct 24 (IANS) Twenty trucks carrying humanitarian supplies entered Gaza from Egypt on October 24 are far from being enough, according to the UN humanitarians.
Gaza, Oct 23 (IANS) A top UN official said on Monday that fuel requirement for the besieged Gaza Strip is as “urgent as water and food", adding that the two aid convoys that entered the Hamas-controlled enclave over the weekend have barely alleviated the dire conditions.
Gaza/Jerusalem, Oct 23 (IANS) As the Israel-Hamas conflict continued for a 17th consecutive day on Monday, the death toll on the two sides has increased to more than 6,000, with tens of thousands others injured or forced to displace from their homes as a result of the raging violence.
