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Child vaccination rates around the world are stagnating and have still not returned to their pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, the UN warned on Monday July 15. “Compared to the level of 2019, before the pandemic, 2.7 million more children were still not vaccinated, or incompletely, in 2023,” said the United Nations …

Apart from cataracts, which are often associated with adulthood, myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia can begin at an early age. While some of these conditions may seem unavoidable, their impact could be mitigated by regular consumption of fruit. A study by Singaporean researchers reveals that eating grapes significantly improves eye health …

A man was arrested in China with more than 100 live snakes in his pants pockets that he was trying to smuggle into the country, authorities said. “During an inspection, customs officers found six bags (…) sealed with adhesive tape in the trouser pockets of this person,” Chinese Customs said …

Six people have died of sunstroke in Tokyo in recent days as Japan suffers a rare heat wave in the middle of the rainy season, media reported. Over the weekend, the Shizuoka department (central) was the first in Japan to see the mercury reach 40°C this year, far exceeding the …

Torrential rains, causing flash floods and landslides, have killed at least 14 people in Nepal and nine people are missing, police announced on Sunday (July 7). Floods in neighboring India, as well as Bangladesh, also caused widespread damage and affected millions of people. “The police are working with other agencies …

A woman was found dead in the belly of a python which had swallowed her whole, police in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi said on Wednesday (July 3). The 36-year-old woman went missing after leaving her home Tuesday morning to buy medicine for her sick child, police said. His …

More than 240,000 people were evacuated in eastern China after heavy rains fell across a large part of the country, causing the flow of the Yangtze River to swell, the official Xinhua news agency reported. This Tuesday, July 2 afternoon, the rains had ravaged “36 counties and districts of seven …

A woman convicted of adultery has been savagely punished under local Islamic law in Indonesia, according to reports. Two policewomen took possession of the weeping victim, each holding her by an arm, as she was dragged onto a platform. On this occasion, in front of a multitude of people capturing …

At least one person died and eight were injured on Friday June 28 in the partial collapse of the roof of a recently renovated terminal at New Delhi airport, India, local firefighters announced. “Eight people were injured, one person died. Rescue operations have been completed,” Atul Gard, director of the …

Around twenty people died in South Korea after a fire at a lithium battery factory that firefighters managed to extinguish, local media reported on Monday. The fire occurred in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, at a factory belonging to South Korean battery manufacturer Aricell. “More than 100 people were working at …