World News – Page 300

Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio | Health News

Polio remains endemic in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. To counter the spread of the disease, Pakistan launched an eradication campaign in 1994. The country used to report 20,000 cases annually, yet while the figure has come down significantly (five so far this year), the spread continues. Pakistan administers more than 300 million doses of […]

Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio | Health News Read More »

EU leaders fail to agree on von der Leyen’s second term – POLITICO

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

“This was partly hubris from the EPP,” an EU official said. “By asking to have a mandate for only 2.5 years it created a huge perception problem with [socialists], who would be put in a difficult position. The EPP did not play this one well. This will be difficult to solve.” The official added that

EU leaders fail to agree on von der Leyen’s second term – POLITICO Read More »

Slovakia’s Schranz sinks Belgium in huge Euro 2024 upset

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

Ivan Schranz’s goal in the seventh minute was enough to allow Slovakia to pull off the shock of the tournament so far. Slovakia caused the first major upset at the European Football Championship 2024 as Ivan Schranz fired the underdogs to a 1-0 win against Belgium. Francesco Calzona’s side are 45 spots below third-placed Belgium

Slovakia’s Schranz sinks Belgium in huge Euro 2024 upset Read More »

California wildfire forces evacuations as it devours 12,000 acres | Climate News

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

A wildfire burning northwest of the US city of Los Angeles has forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people from a popular outdoor recreation area and burned more than 12,000 acres (about 4,850 hectares), authorities said. About 400 firefighters, accompanied by 70 firetrucks and two bulldozers, are battling the blaze, authorities said. Dubbed the Post

California wildfire forces evacuations as it devours 12,000 acres | Climate News Read More »

Jetliner diverts, lands in New Zealand after fire shuts down engine

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

6/16: CBS Weekend News 20:44 Wellington, New Zealand — A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 jet bound for Melbourne, Australia, landed in the New Zealand city of Invercargill after the

Jetliner diverts, lands in New Zealand after fire shuts down engine Read More »

Most news consumers suspicious of AI in journalism, survey shows

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

News consumers most opposed to use of AI for sensitive topics such as politics, report finds. Most news consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom would be uncomfortable with journalism produced mainly by artificial intelligence (AI), a survey has found. Only 23 percent of respondents in the US and 10 percent in the

Most news consumers suspicious of AI in journalism, survey shows Read More »

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

BEIJING (AP) — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the south and a heat wave prompting fears of a drought for farmers in the north. At least one person has died in the flooding. The body of a

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north Read More »

England, Serbia fans clash ahead of Euro 2024 football game

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

England play Serbia in Group C of the UEFA European Football Championship in Germany. Police have rushed to separate brawling football fans ahead of the match between England and Serbia at the Euro 2024 football tournament in Germany. On Sunday, social media footage showed men throwing chairs at each other outside a restaurant festooned with

England, Serbia fans clash ahead of Euro 2024 football game Read More »

Euro 2024: Hamburg police fire shots at axe-wielding person at fan parade

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

The incident comes hours before the German city staging a Euro 2024 match between Netherlands and Poland. The German police have fired shots at a person who allegedly threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device on the sidelines of a Euro 2024 football fan parade in central Hamburg, according to a police post

Euro 2024: Hamburg police fire shots at axe-wielding person at fan parade Read More »

Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire aligns with Joe Biden

Leave a Comment / World News / Farhan

Hamas’s response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal is consistent with the principles put forward in US President Joe Biden’s plan, the terror group’s Qatar-based leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a televised speech on the occasion of the Islamic Eid al-Adha on Sunday. ‘Hamas ready for a comprehensive deal,’ says Haniyeh “Hamas and the

Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire aligns with Joe Biden Read More »