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Ferris wheel fire at German festival injures more than 20
More than 20 people were injured Saturday night after a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig.
More than 18,700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January
To date, 3,101 confirmed and 15,636 suspected cases have been reported from 12 African Union member states, resulting in 541 deaths -- a fatality rate of 2.89 percent, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement.
Three crew on Chinese boat missing after collision off Taiwan island
Three crew members from a Chinese fishing boat were missing on Saturday after their ship collided with an unidentified vessel and sank off the coast of a Taiwanese island, Taiwan's coast guard said.
Emas cecah rekod tertinggi AS$2,509.41 seauns
Harga spot emas meningkat ke paras tertinggi AS$2,509.41 seauns apabila pelabur menghadapi kemungkinan pemotongan kadar faedah pada September dan peningkatan risiko geopolitik.
Mpox killed 548 people in DR Congo since start of 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, worried by the rise in cases in the DRC and the spread to nearby countries.
Climate activists halt traffic at two German airports
Activist group "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) said, its members had entered four German airports -- Cologne-Bonn, Nuremberg, Berlin and Stuttgart -- unfurling banners reading "Oil kills".
Biden, Harris announce ‘historic’ deal to cut US drug prices
The "historic" agreement with drugmakers will reduce the price of 10 key medicines for seniors, for conditions including diabetes, heart failure and blood clots, they said in joint statements released by the White House.
Young and old charged over riots point to anger in UK...
An 11-year-old boy was charged with offences including possessing petrol bombs, during trouble in Belfast, while two 12-year-old boys were convicted of violence towards police in Manchester, northwest England.
Two French military aircraft collide mid-air
Two Rafale fighter jets collided in midair before crashing to the ground in northeastern France on Wednesday, civil and military authorities said.
Five injured in stabbing at mosque in Turkiye
The attacker was dressed like a person in a game, with an axe at his waist, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet, his face masked.
