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Tragic update after Brit vanished near Dracula's castle 'Cruel be...

Tragic update after Brit vanished near Dracula's castle 'Cruel beyond belief' **Search Concludes for Missing British Hiker in Romanian Mountains** The search for George Smyth, a University of Bristol student who went missing while hiking in the Romanian Carpathian Mountains, has... read more »

Woman diagnosed with rare and deadly ill...

Woman diagnosed with rare and deadly illness after 'taking illegal wei...

Woman diagnosed with rare and deadly illness after 'taking illegal weight loss drug' **Weight Loss Pen Linked to Rare Disease in Brazilian Woman** A Brazilian woman is battling a rare and potentially fatal illness following the use of an unauthorized weight loss pen acquired in Paraguay.... read more »

World News in Brief: Winter attacks in U...

World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Ni...

World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Nigeria, drought in Kenya **Headline: Humanitarian Crises Deepen Across Eastern Europe and Africa as Winter Tightens its Grip** The onset of winter is exacerbating existing humanitarian crises across Ukraine, Nigeria, and... read more »

For every $1 spent protecting nature, $3...

For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it

For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it **Global Investment Disparity Undermines Conservation Efforts** Despite growing awareness of the critical role nature plays in global stability and human well-being, a significant imbalance persists in global investment strategies.... read more »

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Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »

End 'sharp words' over Ukraine, Putin tells EU leaders

End ‘sharp words’ over Ukraine, Putin ...

Kiev – Russia’s President on Tuesday called for European leaders to end their criticism over Ukraine’s decision to delay a key EU... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media... read more »

Iran ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future o...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear... read more »

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