Death toll of Lassa fever rises to 138 in Nigeria

Abuja, May 16 (UNI) The death toll of the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has risen to 138 since the beginning of this year, public health authorities said Thursday. In a statement posted to its website, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that 717 confirmed cases have…

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Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport

Sanaa/Jerusalem, May 16 (UNI) Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday night that it had launched a new ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defence systems earlier in the night. “We carried out a qualitative military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport, using a hypersonic ballistic missile,”…

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Israel says intercepted missile from Yemen

Jerusalem, May 16 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward Israel Thursday evening. Israel’s national emergency service, Magen David Adom, reported that there were no casualties, except for several cases of panic and people bruised while rushing to shelter. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV…

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Sensex falls over 100 pts

Mumbai, May 16 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Friday declined 138 pts to open at 82,392.63 on profit booking amid a weak Asian market. While the Nifty is at 25,064.65, rising 2 pts. After yesterday’s rally, stocks like technology, IT, and telecommunications were seen as weak, pushing the market in red in early trade today….

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Rupee recovers 16 paise against USD

Mumbai, May 16 (UNI) The rupee on Friday recovered 16 paise at 85.37 in the opening session on the selling of US dollars by bankers and exporters at the Forex market. The local unit regained against the weak dollar against other world currencies; however, the weak opening stock market restricted further gains, the dealer was…

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