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Due to local opposition, the Indonesian government decided to postpone its plan to release 200 million genetically modified mosquitoes in order to battle dengue. These Aedes aegypti mosquitoes would have had Wolbachia, a type of bacteria that stops viruses like dengue from developing within them, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Critics have cautioned that the pilot study is no...
With concerns that a "even more hellish scenario" was unfolding for imprisoned civilians, Israeli troops launched an attack further into the confined area on Tuesday and engaged Hamas in combat in the southern Gaza Strip. The army is now dropping leaflets on portions of the south, ordering Palestinian inhabitants to evacuate to other locations. Initially, Israel had concentrated its offensive o...
According to Bahamas authorities, a US visitor died on Monday after being attacked by a shark while on vacation there. The woman, 44, was paddle boarding off a resort on the island of New Providence, which is home to Nassau, the capital, and is also where the island of Boston is located.
Mizoram Chief Minister and Mizo National Front (MNF) supremo Zoramthanga loses from his constituency in Aizawl East-I. As the counting of Mizoram elections 2023 is underway, the latest report shows that TBC Lalvenchhunga from Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) has won the seat in Aizawl East-1. By 2,101 votes the CM lost his constituency in Aizawl.
At least 11 hikers have been found dead when a volcano in western Indonesia erupted, a local rescue official told AFP on Monday.
Six Thai hostages who had been kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for weeks were set to return home, according to official announcements.
When Liverpool takes on Manchester City on Saturday, one of the top two clubs in the Premier League, they intend to show that they are once again serious contenders for the championship.
India's appeal against the death penalty for eight former Indian Navy officers who were sentenced to death last month in an alleged espionage case has been approved by a court in Qatar. According to sources, the Qatari court will review the appeal before scheduling a hearing. The eight guys were reportedly detained for espionage in August 2022 by Qatar's intelligence service.