Thousands of new foster carers urgently needed in England, experts say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChild protection experts have called for an urgent nationwide hunt for thousands of new foster carers after a net loss of 1,000 families…
In some neighborhoods in drought-prone Kenya, clean water is scarce. Filters are one solution
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the sun rises in the Bondeni-Jua Kali neighborhood on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, dozens of women and men step out…
Mystery virus in China 'now like Covid' and threat to UK as global experts fear pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA mystery illness has been sweeping through China and now threatens the UK – with experts suggesting we could see another “Covid-like”…
People seek advice for insect bites and stings every seven seconds – NHS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere has been a “significant” spike in the number of people seeking advice for insect bites, the NHS has said, with people…
Nine killed and more than 20 injured as militants open fire at a bus in northern Pakistan
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMilitants attacked a bus in northern Pakistan, resulting in the death of nine people, including two soldiers, the local police said on Sunday. Read…
Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndonesia’s Marapi volcano in West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) into the…
Medication hike: FCT residents resort to “agbo”
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing astronomical increase in prices of drugs, some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resorted to herbal concoctions commonly referred…
Nine dead after armed men raid Peru's Poderosa mine - ministry
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNine people were killed and 15 injured after armed men raided Peru’s Poderosa mine with explosives and took hostages, the Interior Ministry…
Guinea-Bissau president calls deadly violence 'attempted coup', as soldiers ordered back to barracks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGuinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week’s deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an “attempted coup”…
Pope Francis says he's doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter's Square
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor a second Sunday, an ailing Pope Francis skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square, but in televised…