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July 19, 2024
South Korea makes N. Korean defector vice minister
July 19, 2024
Bangladesh issues high security alert as deadly protests escalate
July 18, 2024
Bangladesh state TV set ablaze in deadly protests
July 18, 2024
Backlash against job quotas for locals in India's IT hub
July 18, 2024
Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people
NEW DELHI — A man from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who got trapped in a hospital lift for 42 hours without any food or water, has told the BBC he feared he would die there.Ravindran Nair, 59, entered the lift to meet a doctor on Saturday afternoon — he then remained stuck inside until Monday morning, when a lift operator found him. He is now in hospital and is being treated for dehydration and back pain.His family members initially thought he was at work, but later contacted police and began a desperate search for him.The incident has made headlines, prompting the state government to suspend three technicians and launch an inquiry. Officials from the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, and the state's health minister have apologized to Nair, says his wife...
July 17, 2024
Indian man trapped in hospital lift for 42 hours without food or water
July 17, 2024
Six people found dead in luxury Thai hotel, with police exploring possible poisoning
KABUL — Flooding from heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan has left about 40 people dead and 347 injured, the health ministry said on Tuesday.The storms have destroyed many homes, the health ministry added, leaving about 1,500 children displaced, according to Save the Children.Save the Children also said the storms damaged a reception center in Torkham, which was set up to support some of the 650,000 Afghans who have returned to the country since September 2023, after being forced out of Pakistan in a crackdown on migrants.Many people have been stranded without access to basic needs, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).Emergency personnel have responded by providing health services “with full dedication,” the health ministry said.The IRC has deployed a mobile health...
July 17, 2024
Flooding in Afghanistan leaves about 40 people dead
July 17, 2024
Dozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms
July 16, 2024
Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South
