WEDNESDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2020, 11:49
Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels.
A Kentucky grand juror said on Tuesday that the state attorney general did not present the jury a case for potential homicide charges in the killing of Breonna Taylor by police officers.
The Justice Department files an antitrust suit against Google. U.K. researchers move ahead with a challenge trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. And, Nigerians protest police brutality and economic hardship.
The largest protests in Nigeria in decades have shut down Lagos, Africa’s largest city. For nearly two weeks, young people have been protesting police brutality and the lack of opportunity.
The largest protests in Nigeria in decades have shut down Lagos, Africa’s largest city. For nearly two weeks, young people have been protesting police brutality and the lack of opportunity.
Lawyers for the Justice Department and ACLU have revealed that they haven’t been able to find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by immigration officials at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The largest protests in Nigeria in decades have shut down Lagos, Africa’s largest city. For nearly two weeks, young people have been protesting police brutality and the lack of opportunity.
The attack took place on the German capital’s Museum Island and took over two weeks to come to light.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir kept calm as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake interrupted a live TV interview.
The stampede broke out after thousands gather in a stadium to apply for visas to Pakistan.
A grand juror says the panel was not given the opportunity to bring homicide charges against police.
Seven more people, including two underage minors, were handed over to a judge overnight as part of the ongoing investigation into last week’s murder of French teacher Samuel Paty, said an official from the French anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office.
At least 11 women have been killed in a stampede at a stadium in eastern Afghanistan where thousands had gathered to apply for visas at a nearby Pakistan consulate, officials said.
More than 100 people are dead and thousands of homes have been submerged in some of Vietnam’s most severe floods in decades, with authorities warning that more bad weather is to come.
China’s environment conditions are “grim,” falling short of public expectations even after five years of efforts to improve air quality, boost clean energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions, a senior official said on Wednesday.
A bill that would ban vegetarian items from being called sausages or burgers is set to be voted on.
A familiar scene is taking place in northern India. Vast fields burn, flames engulfing bare stalks of already-harvested crops. Billowing smoke travels across state borders. In towns and cities, the air is thick with yellow haze.
Covid-19 vaccines should have labels and packages with information only in English, European Union regulators have agreed, loosening multilingual requirements that could slow the roll-out of shots in the continent.
While India struggles to keep its Covid-19 caseload in check, another crisis has taken over its capital city and adjoining states. Delhi has reported very poor air quality this month, which experts fear could significantly increase coronavirus cases in North India. CNN’s Vedika Sud reports.
Mr Trump, who sparked a trade war with Beijing, is critical of US firms doing business in China.
The PLA soldier was apprehended by India after he strayed across their contested border on Monday.