The deaths occurred across 10 provinces over the past 10 days, authorities said, as the country reels from an economic and humanitarian crisis exacerbated by Western sanctions imposed after the Taliban returned to power last year. The extreme weather also comes as neighboring Pakistan experiences relentless flooding. The Disaster Management Authority there said floods have … Read more
Reuters witnesses reported the raging flames that ravaged a four-tank segment of the Matanzas super tanker port had died down and the towering plumes of thick black smoke streaming from the area were diminished and now mostly gray. Matanzas is Cuba’s largest port for receiving crude oil and fuel imports. Cuban heavy crude, as well … Read more
Twenty-four bodies have been pulled from the wreckage and a further five were visible but not retrievable, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said Monday. Emergency workers had rescued six people and established contact with two others who were still buried under the wreckage, the emergency service said. “As of now around 72% of the rubble has … Read more
The Kapawe’no First Nation, which is located over 200 miles northwest of Edmonton, said the discovery was made at the former St. Bernard Mission School at the Grouard Mission site. The potential graves were identified using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and drone imagery, officials said. The residential school was one of several in Canada that thousands … Read more
Former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki looked set to have the next largest win among Shia parties, initial results showed. Iraq’s Shia groups have dominated governments and government formation since the US-led invasion of 2003 that toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein and catapulted the Shia majority and the Kurds to power. Sunday’s election was held several … Read more
The Polish Border Guard told CNN that Saturday’s figure of of 739 attempted crossings was the most so far for a single day. They’re the latest in a weeks-long migration crisis at the border, for which Poland imposed a state of emergency last month. Approximately 16,000 attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border have been … Read more
The novel coronavirus outbreak The novel coronavirus outbreak A health worker in Manila, Philippines, sits behind a booth October 6 during mass testing for public transportation drivers. The novel coronavirus outbreak The novel coronavirus outbreak A security guard gives hand sanitizer to students as they arrive at the Prabhat secondary school on the outskirts of … Read more