Due to a shortage of cemetery space in the Gaza Strip, health officials have begun storing dead bodies in ice cream trucks. The situation in Palestine has worsened after Israel’s fierce bombing campaign, leading to a high death toll. The Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital’s morgue can only accommodate 10 bodies, so ice cream freezers from...
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Public health and global health practitioners have called for greater transparency and oversight in the election process for regional directors of the World Health Organization (WHO). The letter, signed by over 60 experts, comes amidst controversy surrounding the nomination of Salma Wazed, the daughter of Bangladesh’s current prime minister, for the position of the...
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The Israeli military is preparing to invade the Gaza Strip to capture Gaza City and destroy Hamas’ leadership, according to senior Israeli military officers. This operation would be Israel’s biggest ground operation since its invasion of Lebanon in 2006.
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A three-and-a-half-year-old kindergarten student was allegedly raped repeatedly in Bikaner by her school bus conductor, who apparently warned her against speaking about it as “her parents would die and she would be left alone”. Madanlal (34) has been arrested. Two others, driver Kamal and a female bus assistant, Pooja, are under the scanner as...
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused TMC MP Mahua Moitra of accepting cash and gifts in exchange for asking questions in Parliament. Dubey has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla requesting an inquiry committee to investigate the allegations. Moitra responded by claiming she was being targeted for raising concerns about favoritism towards the...
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A new report by the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) reveals that India, Indonesia, the UK, and Switzerland are the only major economies on track to meet their Paris Agreement goals by 2030. The report highlights a disparity in climate action, with major economies failing to account for their historical emissions or differentiate efforts between...
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