Workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel for seventh day
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA landslide on Sunday caused a portion of a 4.5km tunnel in Uttarkashi, northern India, to collapse about 200m from the entrance….
Tanzanian hostage taken from Israel confirmed dead
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Tanzanian government has confirmed the death of a student taken hostage in the Hamas attack on Israel. Read More
Scabies outbreak as asylum seekers housed in old RAF base told to isolate
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAsylum seekers housed in a disused RAF base have scabies, according to campaigners against the site. Read More
Covid variant with 40 mutations spreads across UK as millions still need booster jab
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost 17 million people haven’t yet taken their Autumn Covid booster jab despite being eligible, as yet another Covid mutation is spreading slowly…
Drilling to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel halted after snag
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRescuers trying to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas since last weekend suspended work temporarily…
UN says starvation imminent in Gaza, no let-up in Israeli assault
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteU.N. aid deliveries to Gaza were suspended again on Friday due to shortages of fuel and a communications shutdown, deepening the misery…
What is cholera and how does it spread? Zimbabwe declares state of emergency in Harare
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA state of emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe after a deadly outbreak of cholera in its capital Harare. Read More
South Africa ‘can’t afford’ to pay for new anti-HIV drug, despite cut-price offer
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe South African health department says the reduced cost of a new anti-HIV injection is still three times more than it can…
One migrant dead, 18 rescued off Greek island - coastguard
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece’s coastguard rescued 18 migrants and recovered the body of one dead woman on Friday after their boat capsized off an island…
Indian manufacturer recalls eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Indian manufacturer of more than two dozen varieties of eyedrops subject to a U.S. safety warning has officially recalled the products, which were…