More than 100 million people in India diabetic
NEW DELHI – A new study published in Lancet estimates that 101 million people in India – 11.4% of the country’s population – are...
Ukraine counter-offensive has begun – Zelensky
KYIV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started.
“Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking...
Notorious Unabomber found dead in US prison cell
WASHINGTON – Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, has been found dead in his prison cell, federal officials confirmed to the BBC.
Kaczynski, 81,...
El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun
WASHINGTON – A natural weather event known as El Niño has begun in the Pacific Ocean, likely adding heat to a planet already warming...
Children stabbed in French park
PARIS – Four young children who were stabbed in a park in Annecy, in France’s south-east, are now in a stable condition, officials have...
Costa Rica zoo crocodile made herself pregnant
SAN JOSE City – The first case of a crocodile who made herself pregnant has been identified at a zoo in Costa Rica.
She...
Ukraine dam collapses, thousands flee floods
KYIV – Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has collapsed in Russian-held Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said 80 towns...
Haiti earthquake kills 3
PORT-AU-PRINCE – At least three people have been killed in an earthquake in the Haitian city of Jérémie, just days after floods left at...
Canada wildfire threatens health
OTTAWA – High-risk air quality warnings have been issued for millions of people across North America due to ongoing wildfires in Canada.
Wildfire smoke has...
Ex-Vice-Prez Mike Pence joins White House race
WASHINGTON – Former US Vice President Mike Pence has officially filed paperwork to join an increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for president.
Pence, 63,...