This Thursday, June 20, the death toll from the Hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage which took place in Saudi Arabia under intense heat, exceeded 1,000, according to a count carried out by AFP using data provided by different countries. An Arab diplomat told AFP this Thursday that 58 additional deaths …
Read More »Seven-month-old baby dies after being bitten by parents’ dog
A seven-month-old girl died in central Britain, not far from Birmingham, after being bitten on the head by her parents’ pet dog, the BBC reported. The events occurred in the afternoon, shortly after 3 p.m. “Together with our ambulance colleagues, we arrived within minutes,” local police said in a statement. …
Read More »President Joe Biden commits to regulated immigration
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the United States will soon be able to benefit from regularization measures introduced by the Democratic president. This announcement by the White House on June 18 comes in the midst of the US presidential campaign, when immigration is a politically sensitive issue. Accused of …
Read More »Protection of minors: TikTok targeted by an American agency
The American Consumer Protection Agency, the FTC, indicated on Tuesday that it had made a report to the Department of Justice concerning TikTok for possible violation of the law protecting minors on the internet. The FTC explains that it initiated a follow-up investigation to ensure that the platform respected the …
Read More »At least 550 pilgrims mostly Egyptians died from heat during hajj in Mecca
Arab diplomats announced on Tuesday, June 18 that at least 550 pilgrims had died during the hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, the majority Egyptians due to the heat. This annual pilgrimage, from Friday to Sunday, took place this year again in the middle of summer in …
Read More »Earthquake kills four in north-eastern Iran
Four people were killed and 120 others injured in an earthquake in northeastern Iran on Tuesday, officials said. Iran’s state TV reported the magnitude 5.0 quake jolted the town of Kashmar, some 800 km (500 miles) east of the capital Tehran. Rescue teams have been deployed to the region, and …
Read More »At least 7 dead, 22 injured in Ecuador after landslide
The landslide that occurred this Sunday in a tourist region of Ecuador following heavy rains left seven dead and 22 injured, according to a latest report this Monday, June 17 from the authorities. On Sunday, they said six people had died, as many were injured and 30 others, who were …
Read More »Dozens hospitalized after serious food poisoning in Moscow
More than 120 people have had to consult medical services in Moscow in recent days, 30 of whom are still in intensive care, after serious food poisoning with suspected botulism, municipal authorities announced Monday June 17, 2024. “At present, 55 people are in serious condition, including 30 in intensive care” …
Read More »Celine Dion’s latest revelations about her illness
In an interview with People magazine, music star Celine Dion talks about the treatments she had to undergo during her fight against her illness. Suffering from stiff person syndrome for many years, for Céline Dion everything changed in August 2022 when the diagnosis officially fell. In December of that same …
Read More »How Google wants to discourage thieves from stealing your smartphone
The American giant Google announced on Tuesday that Brazil would be the first country to test a system using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically block smartphones using the Android system in the event of theft. The largest country in Latin America was not chosen by chance: there are nearly two …
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