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Eight-year-old child, six others die during car racing accident in Sri Lanka
The injured people were rushed to Diyatalawa Base Hospital for treatment.
Pro-China Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s party clinches crucial Parliamentary polls
The ruling party’s candidates ran for 90 seats. The candidates who ran in the elections also included 89 candidates from Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP); 39 candidates from the Democrats; 10 candidates from Jumhoory Party (JP); four candidates from Maldives Development Alliance (MDA); four from Adhaalath Party (AP); two from Maldives National Party (MNP); and 130 independent candidates, the news portal reported.
WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine to combat cholera
Cholera Vaccine
US vetoes Palestine’s request for full membership in United Nations
The draft resolution is among the shortest in the Council’s history: “The Security Council, having examined the application of the State of Palestine for admission to the United Nations (S/2011/592), recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations.”
Sugar in baby food scandal: Indian regulator starts probing alleged Nestlé double standard
The Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate is facing accusation of selling baby food with added sugar in India, Africa and Latin America, while the same product in Europe differs.
Pandemic experts voice concern over the spread of avian influenza to humans
“H5N1 is (an) influenza infection, predominantly started in poultry and ducks and has spread effectively over the course of the last one or two years to become a global zoonotic – animal – pandemic,” he said.
