Michigan health department issued advisory to thoroughly wash greens and remove the outer layer of lettuce in the wake of the virus outbreak. More than half US states have reported an outbreak of Cyclosporiasis, an infection caused by a microscopic parasite that is leading to explosive diarrhoea. Michigan is the worst affected, as the state…
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates Most people picture a philanthropist as someone signing enormous cheques, not someone volunteering an evening a week or simply speaking up for a cause they believe in. Melinda French Gates has spent years pushing back against that narrow picture. “Philanthropy to me means using your voice, your time, your…
US Capitol, home to Congress, where average age of lawmakers is among highest in modern American history The TOI correspondent from Washington: Mystery surrounds the health condition of powerful US Senator Mitch McConnell, whose prolonged absence from the Senate after a hospitalization has once again revived an old Washington joke: the United States Senate is…
Saudi Arabia arrests 15,430 violators in weeklong crackdown. Saudi Arabia arrested 15,430 people in a nationwide enforcement campaign over the past week for violating residency, labour and border security regulations, according to the Ministry of Interior, as cited by Arab News.Official figures showed that 7,913 people were detained for residency-related offences, while 3,480 were arrested…
Florida prosecutors seek death penalty for Shahidul Islam (right), an illegal alien from Bangladesh who re-entered the US after being deported to kill sister-in-law Monica Islam. Illegal Bangladeshi migrant Shahidul Islam was deported from the US but he re-entered and allegedly killed a Florida woman, his sister-in-law, over a property dispute in Bangladesh, and then…
Lynda La Plante, the acclaimed novelist and television writer, is facing a potential driving ban after being accused of exceeding the speed limit on three occasions within a five-month period in south-west London, Daily Mail reported.The 83-year-old, widely recognised for creating Prime Suspect, is scheduled to appear before Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on August 3…
Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir is now expected to play a role in steering the country’s population control efforts, adding another responsibility to his expanding portfolio, according to a report by Dawn.Already functioning as Pakistan’s de facto power centre, Munir has increasingly moved beyond his traditional role of commanding the armed forces to…
‘I’ll play for India’: Popular US streamer IShowSpeed offers to help nation qualify for 2030 FIFA World Cup (Image via IshowSpee/YouTube) India’s long wait for a FIFA World Cup appearance became a talking point again after popular YouTuber IShowSpeed said he would be willing to play for the national team and help them reach the…
88 terrorists killed in crackdown in Pakistan’s Balochistan Pakistan’s security forces have killed at least 88 militants in a major anti-insurgency operation in the restive province of Balochistan since July 5, the Islamabad government said on Saturday.Nine militants were killed in the past 24 hours, interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said, adding that the total number…
The Democrat said settlers carrying US-made M4 rifles blocked his group’s vehicle during a visit to the occupied West Bank (File photo) A US Democratic lawmaker has alleged that he was briefly detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a visit to the occupied West Bank.California Representative Ro Khanna said the incident took…