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A sanctions deaths study in The Lancet Global Health, revisited by Uruguay's La Diaria, links unilateral sanctions to 564,258 deaths a year from 1971 to 2021. The post Sanctions Deaths Study: La Diaria Revisits Estimate of 564,258 a Year appeared first on The Rio Times.
A total of 969 cases reported in the district till September 26. The State recorded 2,205 confirmed influenza cases during the month. As many as 20 deaths were reported due to influenza in the State.
Global South countries will be worst affected by the phenomenon sweeping the planet from June to February.
Extreme heat caused by this year’s “super El Niño” could lead to as many as 451,000 excess deaths worldwide in the six months to February 2027, according to researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab. The number of extremely hot days is expected to rise by 44%, with Nigeria, Indonesia and Sudan among the countries likely to be worst affected. Researchers warn that the impact could extend well beyond the six-month period studied. Carys Garland reports.
Nigeria's government has appointed a 10-member independent panel to investigate the deaths of 37 people in a paramilitary civil defence force holding cell, the interior minister said Saturday.
Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.
In Nigeria's Ondo state, at least 49 people have died and 100 others injured after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol. Local authorities say 'Monkey Shoulder', a locally brewed herbal drink with high alcohol content is believed to have been the source of the poisoning, but investigations are still ongoing. State police have announced the arrest of 15 people in connection with the incident. Story by Clemence Waller.
Nigeria's government suspended a civil defence commander as President Bola Tinubu ordered a "thorough", "urgent and "full and transparent investigation" over Thursday's deaths.
Government has promised to fully investigate after 37 miners died while being held in police custody in Niger State.
Frankfurt grapples with a rare malaria outbreak tied to air travel, marking three deaths in recent months.
As on September 15, the State has reported 10,244 cases of influenza and 109 deaths due to the infection. Confirmed leptospirosis deaths touch 100, apart from 78 probable deaths
Nearly 12,000 customers are without power on the Paraná side and the state governor asked for army engineers. The eight confirmed deaths are elsewhere. The post The Vale do Ribeira Emergency Is a Paraná Story. The Deaths Are in Greater São Paulo. appeared first on The Rio Times.
“The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has crossed the peak of corruption. The state of apathy and negligence is such that now even human lives have no value left,” Mr. Kharge said
Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The number of children who died from abuse in Japan in fiscal 2024 rose by 12 from the previous year to 77, an expert panel of the Children and Families Agency said Thursday. Excluding family suicide cases, the figure stood at 50, including 34 who died before reaching 1 year old. The number of children who died within 24 hours after birth came to 17. Among c...
At least 19 people have died from mox since the outbreak was confirmed in Kenya three months ago, according to a statement released Monday by the Kenyan Ministry of Health.
The 26-year-old, arrested at Meerut on August 21, stays in police custody till September 10 for questioning on his alleged role in the death of Soujanya’s husband Jagadeeswara Reddy, a case registered on a note she left before her family went into the Godavari
The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded accountability for swelling numbers of deaths in US immigration custody, and urged Washington to halt deportations to places where people face “irreparable harm”. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk highlighted that “four more people have died in US immigration custody since my last update to this council” in June. That meant there had been “a total of 23 deaths in 2026 alone”, he said, insisting that “there needs to be...
Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon began at dawn on Sunday, killing at least 10 people.
At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway after it landed Sunday at Miami International Airport, officials said. Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) and struck multiple vehicles on the ground, officials said during a news conference on Sunday afternoon.
These persons had consumed the liquor in two villages of Banda tehsil, located 30 km from the district headquarters, they said.