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BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Tropical Storm Khanun was pouring intense rain on South Korea on Thursday, turning roads into chocolate-colored rivers and leaving not less than one individual useless because it superior north towards main city facilities close to the capital. ...

Cats in Cyprus are being given human COVID-19 drugs in an effort to gradual the unfold of a feline mutation of the virus that has left hundreds of animals lifeless on the island.Cats started getting the drugs on Tuesday, which coincidentally was International Cat Day. Speaking to The Guardian, Christodoulos Pipis, the federal government's veterinary companies director, mentioned: "We have taken stock of 500 boxes of medication."This is the primary batch of two,000 packages that might be made obtainable. Each one comprises 40 capsules, so we're speaking a few whole of 80,000 tablets."Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which can't be transmitted to people, has been spreading among the many island's cats since January. It just isn't associated to COVID-19 however will be handl...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s authorities and residents say the nation’s army recaptured a number of areas within the embattled Amhara area from native militia fighters as particulars of dozens of civilian deaths started to emerge from the area amid an web shutdown. ...

The oil-rich nation internet hosting the subsequent UN local weather summit, which this 12 months mentioned it was "running towards" a clear energy future, missed its personal inexperienced power goal, Sky News can reveal.The United Arab Emirates, which can host COP28 in Dubai in December, pledged in 2015 to generate 24% of its electrical energy from clear sources by 2021. Clean power consists of each renewable and nuclear energy.But evaluation by Sky News has discovered that in 2021, the recent and sunny nation had solely reached 11% clear energy - although that determine jumped to 17.5% in 2022.The findings are "not a good look", mentioned Gareth Redmond-King, worldwide lead at power and local weather thinktank ECIU. "It doesn't matter how ambitious a target is if you're no...

CAIRO — At least 27 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have died in current days within the nation’s western desert close to the border with Tunisia, Libyan authorities stated. ...

The ex-husband of a girl who served a lunch that proved deadly to a few folks has claimed she tried to poison him.Erin Patterson, 48, was the one one who didn't get sick after consuming the meal at her residence in Leongatha in Victoria, southeast Australia, on Saturday 29 July. Her former partner, Simon Paterson, who almost died from an unknown intestine illness final yr, has now revealed he "suspects" she was making an attempt to poison him"Simon suspected he had been poisoned by Erin," a supply near the household informed the Herald Sun."There were times he had felt… a bit off and it often coincided when he spent time with her." In a social media publish from final yr Mr Paterson wrote: "I collapsed at home, then was in an induced coma for 16 days through which I had three...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The loss of life of an 11-year-old woman in a drive-by theft caught on grainy safety footage in Buenos Aires on Wednesday shocked Argentina and led all main candidates to cancel their closing marketing campaign rallies forward of nationwide main elections Sunday. ...

A brand new fast-spreading COVID pressure has been designated a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organisation.EG.5 is descended from the Omicron variant of coronavirus and is rising in prevalence globally, together with within the UK, US and China. It has been detected in 51 nations in complete, together with South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, France, Portugal and Spain.In the week starting 19 June, one in 13 instances had been right down to the COVID variant.The newest information suggests it now accounts for 17.4% of instances - one in six - which the WHO described as a "notable rise". However, it mentioned the general public well being danger posed by EG.5 has been judged as low.Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead on COVID-19, mentioned EG....

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will present Ukraine with $200 million in weapons and ammunition to assist maintain Kyiv’s counteroffensive as troops on the entrance strains face important hurdles towards a well-entrenched Russian protection, in line with two U.S. officers. ...

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman whereas at a political rally in Quito.The killing comes amid an alarming wave of violence within the nation, with drug trafficking and violent killings on the rise. Incumbent president, Guillermo Lasso, steered an organised crime gang was behind the killing.Mr Villavicencio was considered one of eight candidates within the 20 August presidential vote, although not the frontrunner."I assure you that this crime will not go unpunished," Mr Lasso stated in a press release. "Organised crime has gone too far, but they will feel the full weight of the law."Ecuador's lawyer basic's workplace stated a suspect within the assassination died of wounds a...