Child deaths soar at Indian government hospital, Asia News,KOTA, India – Some 109 children have so far died at a government hospital in northern India since the beginning of December, said a hospital official on Sunday, even as local authorities scrambled to bring in additional staff and equipment a
The body image issues stopping women sunbathing topless, Lifestyle News,Once widespread in France, topless sunbathing is going out of fashion, a survey has shown, with fears about harassment, body image and health seen as prompting a trend to cover up more at the beach. Fewer than one in five French
New virus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia's holiday hotspots, Asia News,BALI, Indonesia/BANGKOK – A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali and Thailand’s first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of r
Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis, Asia News,WEERAKETTIYA – Sri Lanka's president urged citizens on Wednesday (May 11) to reject what he called attempts to foment racial and religious disharmony, as clashes broke out in many areas over the government's handl
UN refugee chief warns New Zealand massacre the result of toxic politics, media, World News,UNITED NATIONS – United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi warned on Tuesday that a deadly attack on two New Zealand mosques was the result of the worst toxicity in politics and media toward refugees, migra
China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics: NYT, World News,WASHINGTON – Senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the New York Times reported, quoting Biden administration o
