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The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24, and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades. The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced …
Read More »Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday. The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened …
Read More »Congo provincial governor dies after fighting with rebels closing in on capital, authorities say
The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, authorities said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in on the provincial capital. M23 made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which has around two million people and is a …
Read More »Rebels fighting their way closer to Goma in eastern Congo
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from nearby towns and villages. …
Read More »North Korean troops fighting in Russia against Ukraine suffering high casualties, Kyiv says
North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses during fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday. The intelligence agency, known under its acronym GUR, said Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka inflicted heavy casualties on North Korean units. It said North …
Read More »U.S. representative fighting neurological disease uses AI voice to say goodbye to Congress
3 hours ago News Duration 1:06 Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat retiring from Congress after being diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, said farewell to her colleagues using an AI-generated voice trained on recordings of her natural speech. ‘I see reasons for hope every day,’ she said, calling for change through …
Read More »Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts
Doctors called out for being biased, faulty or careless expert witnesses in court are being hired by insurance companies looking to deny injury claims for people hurt in car crashes. Jonathan Graul, from Fergus, Ont., says he found himself under attack in court by two doctors hired by insurance giant …
Read More »If the fighting stops in Lebanon, can its beleaguered army keep the peace?
As Lebanon endures more rounds of Israeli air and ground attacks, those peering into the distance at a gloomy horizon continue to point to the Lebanese army as one of the few state institutions capable of providing a stabilizing influence if there is a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. “We …
Read More »Community of Sandy Bay evacuated after more than a month of fighting nearby wildfire: SPSA
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2024 1:19 pm Updated August 16, 2024 11:06 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says it has spent more than a month fighting a fire near the community of Sandy …
Read More »B.C. woman fighting cancer denied immunotherapy drug due to trial period
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A B.C. woman fighting cancer says she has been denied an extension of an immunotherapy drug because it has only been allowed for a two-year period. Soledad Ronco struggled through chemotherapy while also receiving the immunotherapy drug Keytruda to keep the triple-negative …
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