"Flesh-eating disease" is emerging in Japan at an unprecedented pace.
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, also known as the "flesh-eating disease," is spreading across Japan at an unprecedented rate. It's an uncommon yet harmful bacterial infection. The disease has a 30% fatality rate. You can learn more from Molly Gambhir.
Reports of Israeli settlers blocking humanitarian aid trucks to Gaza
Israeli settlers have been repeatedly blocking the humanitarian aid trucks heading to Gaza after leaving from Ashdod port, 38km (24 miles) north of the Strip. The settlers are calling on the Israeli government to prevent the flow of aid supplies to the besieged enclave, despite signs of famine across the territory, unless they can restore the Israeli captives from the territory. The vast majority of humanitarian convoys have been inspected by the Israeli military to guarantee that there isn’t any material that can be smuggled in and to ensure that all the aid supplies will be delivered to the people.
China: Zhang Xiaoming was dismissed from the CPPCC as deputy secretary general.
Zhang Xiaoming, a senior Chinese official, has lost his job as the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's deputy secretary general. It is the principal political advisory body in the nation. In 2022, he was named Deputy Secretary General of the nation's highest political advisory body. The political body's two-day meeting concluded with the announcement of the decision. Watch to find out more!
Russia uses the North Korean missile known as the Kharkiv Missile, which is 75% American-made.
It is evident Pyongyang is trying to get around sanctions on parts, as several hundred pieces from a North Korean missile that Russia had used and discovered in Ukraine could be bought from outside companies.
US business celebrates South Pole landing with a return to the moon
A private American space corporation is celebrating a successful landing at the lunar south pole from the sun to the moon. In 52 years, there hasn't been a landing by a US mission there.
2024 Cannes Film Festival: 'Manthan' by Shyam Benegal will be screened there.
When Manthan, directed by Indian Shyam Benegal, was released in 1976, it attracted much attention. A restored version of the Indian film, which starred well-known actors and was influenced by Varghese Kurien's groundbreaking milk cooperative movement, will be shown at the next Can Film Festival.
Turkey detains eight individuals who may have been Israeli spies.
Turkish police have apprehended eight persons in what is believed to be the latest in a string of arrests for information-sharing with the Israeli intelligence service. Keep an eye out for additional information!
Russia and Ukraine talk during the UN Security Council meeting
On the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UN Security Council convened to discuss the situation there. In an attempt to bring the dispute back into the public eye, diplomats increased their efforts.
Egypt, Qatar, and the US encouraged Israel and Hamas to finish the Gaza truce pact.
Qatar, Egypt, and the United States pushed Israel and Hamas to subscribe to the principles articulated by US President Joe Biden. Far-right ministers in Israel's current coalition, however, have vowed to topple Netanyahu's government if he accepts such a deal. The Israeli opposition is encouraging the government to embrace Biden's latest ceasefire plan for Gaza. Still, Netanyahu has declared that conditions have not changed and that he would not accept a lasting ceasefire until Hamas is destroyed. Osama Hamdan, a Hamas spokesperson, described Biden's proposal as "positive" but stated that the party had yet to receive any formal documentation.
The number of conservatives who have turned their backs on Rishi Sunak before elections is rising. Nearly 100 British Members of Parliament have reportedly chosen not to run in the next national elections. Theresa May, the former prime minister, is one of the 64 conservative Members of Parliament on this expanding list in the UK.
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