Indonesia deadliest earthquake in four years kills 51, as authorities make frantic efforts to rescue survivors
Twenty petrol stations were not operational due to power outages, said state energy firm Pertamina. The East Nusa Tenggara government is considering declaring an emergency for the province, BNPB said, which would allow authorities to mobilise resources and funding.
Cali city authorities say hopes of finding survivors fade as more bodies are recovered days after powerful earthquake
Around 290 people have died with 140 more missing and nearly 4,000 more injured, according to official estimates late on Saturday. More than two-thirds of the deaths were concentrated in the cities of Cali and Pereira.
Study discovers new malaria approach that turns mosquito bites into immune boosters
Researchers in Australia have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could turn mosquito bites from a source of deadly infection into ongoing immune boosters against the disease. The team demonstrated a new vaccination approach that can prime the immune system to fight malaria parasites before they cause...
How US Secret Service sneaked Trump out of Turkey after Iran’s assassination plot leaked at NATO summit
Trump had flown to the annual gathering of NATO country leaders in Ankara, Turkey, in a new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet. But ahead of departing Turkey, he said he would fly partway home on an older-model baby blue Air Force One plane instead.
Iran questions US President Trump’s commitment to permanent peace in Middle East as ‘all talk and no action’ persists
The US accuses Iran of failing to honour an agreement under the deal to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Tehran says Washington has reneged on its commitments, including lifting a blockade of Iranian ports and releasing frozen Iranian assets.
Medical organisations and public health experts question US President Trump’s childhood vaccine policy
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been a major force behind the effort to overhaul the vaccine schedule. Earlier this year, HHS attempted to remove several vaccines from the list recommended for all children, but the changes were blocked by a federal court.
At least 180 people die in Colombia, some 3,400 others missing and 1,600 homes destroyed after earthquake
Search and rescue efforts resumed on Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake left over 3,400 missing, with many trapped under the debris. Mayors and governors from Cali, Pereira, Choco and Manizalez said at least 179 people had died in those...
Mount Kenya University chancellor wants fresh graduates to become drivers of social transformation as ‘as they enter next phase their lives’
Prof Struthers urged the graduands to use their knowledge and skills in service of society and to uphold integrity and purpose in their careers. He also paid tribute to parents, guardians, lecturers and mentors whose support made the graduates’ achievements possible.
Why US President signed executive order that reduces number of childhood vaccines from 18 to 11
Karl Jablonowski, CHD’s senior research scientist, said the “real shakeup” comes from aligning US childhood vaccination policy with the findings of the HHS report and “placing it’s upkeep with Kennedy, through the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines.”
Eyes on Kenya as Ukrainian maritime agency raises red flag over disappearance of seafarer along East Africa coast
According to international specialists in maritime drift modelling, there is a possibility that he may have drifted towards the East African coastline, including Kenya, or may have been encountered or rescued by fishermen, coastal communities or vessels operating in the region.
