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Threat of water contamination
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Threat of water contamination

The Hindu  

Tiruchi Corporation has stepped up steps to prevent water contamination amid the ongoing monsoon in the city. To prevent outbreak of waterborne diseases, teams of officials and workers have been told to inspect the water supply network, collect water samples, chlorinate the water, and monitor the chlorine level regularly. The drinking water pipelines and pit taps are being cleaned and …

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UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in New York City hotel
1 month, 1 week ago

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in New York City hotel

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan where he was scheduled to speak at an investor meeting Wednesday morning, according to a person briefed on the investigation. Police did not release the victim's name, but said a 50-year-old was shot around 6:45 a.m. outside a Hilton before the shooter fled. …

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40, including children, killed as Israel continues pounding Lebanon
2 months ago

40, including children, killed as Israel continues pounding Lebanon

India Today  

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people, including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. Strikes in nearby towns on Saturday killed 13 people, including seven medics from rescue groups affiliated to Hezbollah and its ally Amal, the health ministry …

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Alan Jackson says he’s ‘hanging it up full time’ — right after one last country-music tour
7 months ago

Alan Jackson says he’s ‘hanging it up full time’ — right after one last country-music tour

LA Times  

Country music‘s Alan Jackson is hanging up his cowboy hat, announcing his final tour dates while his health is “getting worse.” “I’ve been touring for over 30 years, you know, played everywhere in the country and parts of the world and had a wonderful career,” he said in a video posted on X, announcing the final dates of his Last …

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Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown
8 months ago

Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown

LA Times  

From left, Myung Sook Yang, Min Yang and Robert Sheahen, their attorney, appear at a news conference at the headquarters of the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles. Before Yong Yang was fatally shot by Los Angeles police last week inside his parents’ Koreatown home, his mother tried for two days in a row to get help from mental health …

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Thousands to offer ‘Pongala’ on Sunday
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands to offer ‘Pongala’ on Sunday

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Thousands of women will offer Attukal Pongala – the largest gathering of women – in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. On Saturday, the entire city was crowded by devotees and all roads and byroads leading to the Attukal Bhagavati Temple were lined up with makeshift hearths ready to be lit for offering pongala. Festive mood reigned in every nook and …

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Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival
11 months ago

Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro on Monday has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city announced Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. Rio city hall announced the opening of 10 care centers, the creation of an emergency operations center and the allocation of hospital beds for …

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Palestinian Red Crescent accuses Israel of hospital attack in southern Gaza
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian Red Crescent accuses Israel of hospital attack in southern Gaza

Live Mint  

The Palestinian Red Crescent on Friday accused Israel of firing at a hospital in Khan Younis as a major advance in the main city in the southern Gaza Strip threatened the few healthcare facilities still open, Reuters reported. The Red Crescent said displaced people were injured due to intense gunfire from the Israeli drones targeting citizens at Al-Amal Hospital as …

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Education and health prioritized
1 year ago

Education and health prioritized

China Daily  

Qingdao is striving to deepen reforms in residents' livelihoods by accelerating construction of a double mechanism that combines high-quality resources with basic education and medical health, while also meeting demands for participation in culture and sports. There are currently 165 educational groups in the city, and over the past two years, 94 newly built schools have achieved high starting-point education …

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Blueprint for building a modern metropolis
1 year ago

Blueprint for building a modern metropolis

China Daily  

By putting the people at the center and making their aspirations for a better life the goal, Qingdao is improving residents' well-being and making solid progress in the construction of a modern international metropolis under socialism with Chinese characteristics. At the recent Happy Cities of China Forum 2023 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, Qingdao was hailed for having one of the …

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Doctors in Tirunelveli stage dharna demanding dismissal of Madurai City Health Officer
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctors in Tirunelveli stage dharna demanding dismissal of Madurai City Health Officer

The Hindu  

Demanding the dismissal of the City Health Officer of Madurai Corporation, members of the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association staged a dharna on the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital premises in Palayamkottai on Monday. The protesting doctors said City Health Officer of Madurai Corporation Vinodh, who “trespassed” into the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Government Rajaji Hospital on September 29, verbally …

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Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city. Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies
1 year, 4 months ago

Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city. Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The dry season and and motorized vehicles are the main causes of the air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesian authorities said Friday, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world. Thick smoke and gray skies have appeared every morning for the past few months in Jakarta, the capital city …

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Illegal medical lab found with deadly COVID pathogens and diseased mice in California warehouse
1 year, 5 months ago

Illegal medical lab found with deadly COVID pathogens and diseased mice in California warehouse

Hindustan Times  

A routine hose inspection led to the discovery of an illegal medical lab operating inside a warehouse in California, where hundreds of dead mice and vials of infectious agents were found. Underground biohazard lab unearthed in California warehouse The lab, run by Prestige BioTech, a Nevada-based company not registered in California, was working with at least 20 dangerous viruses, bacteria, …

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‘Jordan Neely did not deserve to die,’ New York mayor says as he calls for revamped mental health services – and sidesteps talk of homicide investigation
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Jordan Neely did not deserve to die,’ New York mayor says as he calls for revamped mental health services – and sidesteps talk of homicide investigation

CNN  

CNN — The death following the chokehold of a street performer who was unsheltered and facing mental health challenges “is a tragedy that never should have happened,” New York’s mayor said Wednesday as he called for mental health care reform in the nation’s largest city and beyond. While his “severe mental illness … was not the cause” of Jordan Neely’s …

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Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation
2 years ago

Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation

Salon  

OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response. The tool found that many people in Oklahoma City didn't like the word "vaccinate" — a term featured prominently in the health department's marketing campaign. …

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In another big change, China says it won't report asymptomatic COVID cases
2 years ago

In another big change, China says it won't report asymptomatic COVID cases

Firstpost  

China last week announced its most significant easing yet of antivirus measures and has begun to see what appears to be a rapid increase in new infections Beijing: China said Wednesday it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible” to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country’s uncertain exit from some of …

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Covid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted
2 years ago

Covid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China’s new Covid rules significantly rolled back the testing requirements that once dominated daily life, and residents have instead shifted to using antigen tests at home, when …

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Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps
2 years, 1 month ago

Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — City Council members in Portland, Oregon, have voted to allocate $27 million of the city’s budget to build a network of designated camping areas for homeless people, approving a fiercely disputed budget measure as the city tries to address its homelessness crisis. The money will help finance a measure passed by the City Council earlier this month …

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China tightens restrictions as rise in coronavirus cases is reported
2 years, 1 month ago

China tightens restrictions as rise in coronavirus cases is reported

LA Times  

Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home for virus testing Saturday and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported. A total of 3,775 infections were found in Guangzhou, a city of 13 million, including 2,996 in people who showed no …

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China to ‘unswervingly’ follow zero-Covid as outrage grows against policy
2 years, 2 months ago

China to ‘unswervingly’ follow zero-Covid as outrage grows against policy

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING: China will adhere to the dynamic “zero-Covid” strategy “unswervingly”, a top health official said on Saturday even as the alleged suicide of a middle-aged woman stuck in quarantine for weeks in a northern Chinese city added to the gathering outrage against the country’s strict infection control policies. Under intense public pressure, district health authorities published an account of the …

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Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets
2 years, 2 months ago

Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, plans to ban camping on city streets and move unhoused people to designated campsites, as the growing homeless population has become the top concern for the vast majority of residents. “We need to move our scattered, vulnerable homeless population closer to the services that they need.” The resolution would establish at least …

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City water woes delay move-in for Jackson State students
2 years, 4 months ago

City water woes delay move-in for Jackson State students

Associated Press  

— Jackson State University is delaying students’ move-in days for on-campus housing because of lingering water system problems in Mississippi’s capital city. The state Health Department put Jackson under a boil-water notice in late July because of high levels of cloudiness in the water supply. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, which serves the Jackson area, is “under a perpetual state of …

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New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread
2 years, 5 months ago

New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread

India TV News  

Highlights Officials in the New York City declared a public health emergency on Saturday It is due to the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak As many as 1,50,000 city residents could be at risk of infection, said health officials Monkeypox news updates : Officials in the New York City declared a public …

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西班牙塞维利亚成为世界首个给热浪命名和分级的城市
2 years, 6 months ago

西班牙塞维利亚成为世界首个给热浪命名和分级的城市

China Daily  

近年来全球热浪天气越来越频繁，气温屡创新高，为了保护居民安全，西班牙南部城市塞维利亚将率先对热浪进行命名和分级，并针对不同级别采取相关应对措施。 A woman fans herself during the first heatwave of the year in Seville, Spain June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo The southern Spanish city of Seville is to become the first in the world to name and classify heatwaves – much in the way that tropical storms or hurricanes are named – in an effort to better shield residents …

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