Jerusalem, Aug 17 (UNI) An 18-month-old Israeli boy died of measles on Saturday at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, marking the second fatality in the country’s current measles outbreak, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The toddler was unvaccinated, it noted. The first death, a two-year-old Israeli boy also unvaccinated, took place on Wednesday…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) India today said that its defence procurement process with the US is on track, and also announced that a US Defence Policy team is expected here later this month. Days after US President Donald Trump announced the slapping of additional tariffs over New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil, Ministry of…
Brasilia, Aug 14 (UNI) Brazil unveiled a package of measures to support exporters hit by a 50 percent tariff imposed by the US government. The initiative, called “Sovereign Brazil”, provides 30 billion reais (about 5.562 billion U.S. dollars) in affordable loans, tax breaks and other measures, prioritizing small businesses and those dealing in perishable foods….
Srinagar, Aug 12 (UNI) Police and the Food Safety Department (FDA) in Srinagar conducted raids at multiple locations across the city, targeting vendors suspected of selling unhygienic and unsafe meat products. During the joint operation, substantial quantities of rotten meat were seized and destroyed on the spot under relevant sections of the Food Safety and…
Washington, Aug 9 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff an award to pass along to a senior CIA official whose son was killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces, CBS reported. The award, the Order of Lenin, was meant to be handed to Juliane Gallina, whose 21-year-old son,…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) Erik Solheim, former Norwegian Minister and Diplomat, has slammed US President Donald Trump for Tariffs against India and asked why does Trump work so hard to destroy the India-US relationship? ‘’Why does Trump work so hard to destroy the India-US relationship? The US and India are connected by many ties,…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to directly hear former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s plea challenging what he described as a “piecemeal investigation” in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam. The Court said the matter must first be raised before the appropriate High Court or trial court. A Bench…
Vladivostok, July 30 (UNI) A 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday struck near Severo-Kurilsk, a town in Russia’s Sakhalin region, prompting a tsunami warning and the evacuation of residents from potentially hazardous areas, regional governor Valery Limarenko said on social media. Emergency services are operating in enhanced mode, assisting residents as they move to higher ground…
Jakarta, July 29 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia’s western Aceh province earlier Tuesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency said. The tremors occurred at 01:41 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (1841 GMT Monday) with the epicenter located 247 km northwest of Sabang town…
Beijing, July 26 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted the northern Molucca Sea in the western Pacific Ocean at 21:30:01 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 131.4 km, was initially determined to be at 1.98 degrees north latitude and 126.87 degrees…
