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July 11, 2017 8:49 AM

Vaccine shows protection against gonorrhea for first time: Scientists

Scientists in New Zealand says that a vaccine has for the first time been shown to protect against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. <br/><br/>There are fears gonorrhoea is becoming untreatable as antibiotics fail. The World Health Organization sees developing a vaccine as v...

July 11, 2017 8:48 AM

US: Military plane crashes in Mississippi; at least 5 dead

In United States, a military transport plane crashed in Mississippi's Delta region, killing at least five people aboard. Leflore (le-FLOR') County Sheriff Ricky Banks said that a C-130 military transport crashed north of Jackson yesterday.<br/><br/>At least five of the nine peo...

July 11, 2017 8:09 AM

Nepal: Voters' registration to begin from July 16

In Nepal voters&apos; registration and updating of voters list for the provincial and federal elections will begin from July 16. The decision was taken by the Election Commission in a meeting held at Kathmandu on Monday. <br/><br/>According to Election Commission Spokesperson Surya Prasa...

July 11, 2017 7:53 AM

Amnesty International calls for commission to probe Mosul crimes

Amnesty International today called for a commission to investigate crimes against civilians in Mosul by all sides in the battle to liberate the Iraqi city from jihadists.<br/><br/>Director of Middle East research at Amnesty International said that the horrors that the people of Mosul hav...

July 11, 2017 7:40 AM

Colombia: President Santos grants Farc members amnesty

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC rebel group, which last year reached a peace deal with the government. <br/><br/>It is the third and final amnesty decree signed ...

July 11, 2017 7:40 AM

World Population Day being observed today

World Population Day is being observed today. The objective of the day is to increase the awareness of the people towards the worldwide population issues. The theme of this year is Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing Nations. <br/><br/>Family planning allows people to attain t...

July 11, 2017 7:14 AM

Peru recalls ambassador from Ecuador over border wall row

Peru has recalled its ambassador to Ecuador because of its neighbor's construction of a wall along a busy part of their common border. <br/><br/>Peru's move, announced by its foreign ministry, came as Ecuador pushed on with building the new four-meter high<br/>barrier alo...

July 11, 2017 7:08 AM

US President hails Iraq's victory over Islamic State group in Mosul

US President Donald Trump hailed Iraq's victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul. Trump said in a statement yesterday praising Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that the victory in Mosul signals Islamic State's days in Iraq and Syria are numbered. <br/><br/>His statement was ...

July 11, 2017 7:07 AM

Cholera outbreak reaches 300,000 people infected in Yemen

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is thought to have infected 300,000 people in the past 10 weeks. The International Committee of the Red Cross says. <br/><br/>The situation has continued to spiral out of control, with about 7,000 new cases every day, the ICRC warned. According to the...

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