Twelve people have died from whooping cough in Czech Republic
Twelve people have died from whooping cough, or pertussis, in the Czech Republic so far this year, according to the State Health Institute (SZU). Most of the deaths have been…
Greek authorities uncover terrorist attack plan, arrests made
Greek authorities have uncovered a terrorist attack plan by four Greek nationals suspected of participating in a domestic group, Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said on Monday. A bomb…
Global medical breakthrough: Kidney autotransplantation performed
The Clinical Hospital Center of Rijeka, Croatia’s third-largest city, has made a global medical breakthrough by successfully performing a kidney autotransplantation, the hospital said in a statement Monday. Specialists in…
Russia launches Soyuz-2.1b rocket, sends 53 satellites into space
Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket Tuesday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East to deploy two heliophysics satellites and 53 smaller ones into orbit, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls for global recognition of Palestine, blasts “Zionist aggression”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged all countries to recognize the State of Palestine to halt what he described as “Zionist aggression.” Erdogan made the remarks in a…
At least six people were injured as tornadoes battered Oklahoma
At least six people were injured on Sunday as powerful storms and tornadoes battered the Oklahoma City, capital city of the middle U.S. state of Oklahoma, authorities said. The injured…
India: Bus skids off mountainous road, kills 36
The death toll from Monday’s road accident in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has increased to 36, officials said. Twenty-four people injured in the accident are undergoing treatment in…
Israel terminates agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Israel notified the UN that it has terminated its agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the Israeli Foreign Ministry…
UK: Pilot campaign for a four-day working week underway
The second pilot campaign for a four-day working week, involving thousands of workers, began on Monday, marking the first campaign under the new Labour government. Launched by the 4 Day…
Four injured in axe attack on French train
Four people were injured, including two seriously, in an axe attack that occurred Monday morning on an RER E train at Ozoir-la-Ferriere station in the French department of Seine-et-Marne, French…