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      16 September

      Flooding in Myanmar claims lives of 113 people, over 60 still missing

      As of September 14 evening, over 72,900 homes and over 78,000 households have been affected, displacing over 3,20,000 people to temporary shelters across the country Yangon: Widespread flooding in Myanmar has left 113 people dead and 64 missing, according to the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council. According to the information released the flood has impacted Nay Pyi Taw, Kayah State, Kayin State, Bago Region, Magway Region, Mandalay Region, Mon State, Shan State, and Ayeyarwady Region, Xinhua news agency reported. As of the evening of September 14, more than 72,900 homes and over 78,000 households have been affected, displacing over 3,20,000 people to temporary shelters across the country, it added. The government is working to carry out rehabilitation efforts and conduct rescue operations in…

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    • 16 September

      Cambodia’s Angkor Wat most photogenic UNESCO World Heritage site in Asia

      Other heritage sites on Times Travel list are Taj Mahal, Hampi, Great Wall of China, Myanmar’s Bagan, Indonesia’s Borobudur, Vietnam’s Halong Bay, Kyoto’s Historical Monuments of Japan, Jordan’s Petra, the Rice Terraces of the Philippines Cordilleras Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that Times Travel named Angkor Wat the most photogenic UNESCO World Heritage site in Asia. The Prime Minister announced this in a text posted on his official Telegram channel, with a Times Travel list showing Asia’s 10 most photogenic UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Xinhua news agency reported. The list indicated that Angkor Wat ranked first. Otherworld heritage sites on the list included India’s Taj Mahal, China’s Great Wall, Myanmar’s Bagan, Indonesia’s Borobudur, Vietnam’s Halong Bay, Kyoto’s Historical Monuments of Japan, Jordan’s Petra, the Rice Terraces of…

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    • 16 September

      16, including five women and four children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

      Israel accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas Gaza: Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. A strike early Monday flattened a home in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least 10 people, including four women and two children. The Awda Hospital, which received the bodies, confirmed the toll and said another 13 people were wounded. Hospital records show that the dead included a mother, her child and her five siblings. Another strike on a home in Gaza City killed six people, including a woman and two children, according to the Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government. Israel says…

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    • 15 September

      21 Palestinians, including three children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

      According to Gaza-based health authorities, the toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip increased to 41,182 Gaza: At least 21 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security and medical sources. An Israeli warplane struck a residential house in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood east of Gaza City with at least one missile, Palestinian security sources told Xinhua news agency on Saturday. The raid killed 10 Palestinians, including three children and a woman, said Palestinian medical sources. In addition, the Palestinian Civil Defence said in a press statement that at least five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike near a school northwest of Gaza City, Xinhua news agency reported. Six other people were killed in an Israeli…

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    • 15 September

      ‘Patience has its limits’: Russia warns West of potential nuclear response

      Says the country has thus far exercised restraint in utilising its nuclear capabilities in response to Western involvement in Ukraine Moscow: Russia’s patience regarding a nuclear response to Western actions in Ukraine is wearing thin, warned Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s security council, in a message posted on his Telegram channel. Medvedev said that while “a nuclear conflict is in no one’s interest,” Russia has thus far exercised restraint in utilising its nuclear capabilities in response to Western involvement, particularly concerning high-precision strikes deep into Russian territory. However, he cautioned that “even the greatest patience has its limits.” This warning came following recent US discussions regarding the provision of Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine, which could enable strikes deeper into Russian territory, Xinhua…

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    • 15 September

      Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

      Isaacman became 264th person to perform a spacewalk since the former Soviet Union scored the first in 1965 Cape Canaveral: A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has travelled since NASA‘s moonwalkers. SpaceX‘s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot. They pulled off the first private spacewalk while orbiting nearly 740 km above Earth, higher than the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope. Their spacecraft hit a peak altitude of 1,408 km following Tuesday’s liftoff. Isaacman became only the 264th person to perform a spacewalk since the…

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    • 14 September

      Vietnam: Toll due to Typhoon Yagi rises to 254, over 80 still missing

      Lao Cai, Cao Bang and Yen Bai have been the hardest-hit provinces with fatalities climbing to 111, 43 and 49, respectively Hanoi: Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods have left 254 dead and 82 missing in Vietnam’s northern region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Lao Cai, Cao Bang and Yen Bai have been the hardest-hit provinces with fatalities climbing to 111, 43 and 49, respectively, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The Red river floodwater in the capital Hanoi decreased to below the alert level 1 out of 3, according to the city’s Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Control, Search and Rescue. Evacuated people have returned to their houses, while forces have been mobilised to clean up flooded areas. The northeastern…

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    • 14 September

      Fulfilling civic duty: Sunita Williams to cast vote in US polls from space

      Both the astronauts, including Butch Wilmore, emphasised the significance of fulfilling their civic duty despite being in orbit Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore, currently stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), expressed their anticipation on Saturday for casting their votes in the 2024 US presidential elections from space. Both astronauts emphasised the significance of fulfilling their civic duty despite being in orbit. Williams mentioned that they had already sent down their requests for ballots, adding, “Looking forward to voting from space, which is pretty cool.” Wilmore also stressed their responsibility as “American citizens,” noting that “NASA makes it very easy for us to do that.” The 2024 US elections, scheduled for November 5, will see a contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald…

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    • 13 September

      WHO approves first vaccine for Monkeypox amid global Mpox outbreak

      The Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine is approved for active immunization against smallpox, Mpox, and related orthopoxvirus infections in adults aged 18 and older. It is administered as a 2-dose injection, with doses spaced 4 weeks apart. New Delhi: Amid the global outbreak of Mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced prequalifying Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine — a first against the deadly monkeypox virus (MPXV). Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic or MVA-BN is indicated for active immunisation against smallpox, Mpox, and related orthopoxvirus infections and disease in all adults 18 years of age and older. The vaccine can be administered as a 2-dose injection given 4 weeks apart. “Available data shows that a single-dose MVA-BN vaccine given before exposure has an estimated…

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    • 13 September

      2,500 Gaza conflict injuries require long-term rehabilitation: WHO

      The report released on Thursday highlighted the severe strain on Gaza’s already struggling healthcare system, noting that severe limb injuries are the primary cause of rehabilitation needs. The report estimates that these injuries impact between 13,455 and 17,550 individuals, according to Xinhua news agency. Geneva: At least 22,500 people, or a quarter of those injured in the Gaza conflict as of July 23, are suffering from life-changing injuries that will require long-term rehabilitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. The report published o Thursday underscored the immense burden on Gaza’s already crippled healthcare system, saying that severe limb injuries were the leading cause of rehabilitation needs. These limb injuries are estimated to affect between 13,455 and 17,550 individuals, Xinhua news…

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