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Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces
Caskets on the ground outside the Rwampara General Hospital during a go-slow by healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response over unpaid salaries, as authorities seek to contain a new outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, in Rwampara, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters New suspected cases…
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Delivery worker killed after bus hits bike in Kochi
A 46-year-old food delivery worker was killed after he was knocked down and run over by a private bus in Kochi on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Sunilkumar, 46, of Udma in Kasaragod district. The accident occurred at Kacheripady around 8 p.m. when both the bus and the motorcycle were heading towards Kaloor.…
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Foreign lawmakers join Taiwan Coast Guard trip
People watch the sunset along the waterfront ahead of the approach of Typhoon Bavi in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s coast guard took a group of foreign lawmakers on a patrol on Thursday (July 9, 2026) around sensitive islands controlled by Taipei but located only a few…
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Building tilt prompts Kochi Corpn. to seek mandatory licence
A building near Jos Junction in Ernakulam after it tilted onto an adjacent commercial structure while being lifted with hydraulic jacks. The Kochi Corporation is set to demolish it on July 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin The Kochi Corporation will seek an amendment to the Kerala Municipal Building Rules (KMBR) making it mandatory to obtain prior licence…
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Amnesty urges investigating Israeli attacks on Lebanon as ‘war crimes’
Men on a motorcycle drive past as Mannequins are displayed inside a reopened clothing store with blast-damaged windows, as rubble from a building destroyed in an Israeli strike is seen across the street, after the Israel-Lebanon deal, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amnesty International on Thursday (July 9,…
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Two men arrested in Hyderabad for attempted murder over ₹2,100 wage dispute
The Attapur police and the Hyderabad Task Force arrested two men within 48 hours for allegedly attempting to murder a 24-year-old man over a dispute involving unpaid wages of ₹2,100 in Chinthalmet. The accused were identified as Syed Aftab alias Affu, 24, a driver from Suleman Nagar, and Akbar Khan, 28, a ceiling worker from…