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– Since the outbreak’s onset, Ebola has claimed more lives than any previous incident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Official figures as of Aug. 16 indicate 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 fatalities. Over the last 24 hours, health
– Early Thursday morning, northeastern Pakistan experienced a magnitude 5.4 earthquake
– In 2026, the United Nations observed International Youth Day on Wednesday by emphasizing the importance of increased investment in young people. Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted that youth should be more included and play a larger part in shaping decisions
– A U.S. appeals court has allowed more than 3,000 federal lawsuits over alleged social media addiction to proceed. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected appeals from Meta Platforms and TikTok on Aug. 10. The companies challenged lower
– Typhoon Dolphin forced the evacuation of about 167,900 people in Fujian Province as heavy rain and flooding spread across eastern China. The Fujian figure covered residents moved from vulnerable land and coastal areas by 7 a.m. Monday. Shanghai had
– Late Saturday evening, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake was registered southeast of Atka in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The Alaska Earthquake Center logged the seismic activity at 7:36 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on August 8, which corresponds to 03:36 UTC on
– Over 20,000 individuals have been forced to leave their homes in communities surrounding Okanagan Lake as the Bald Range wildfire rapidly spread through southern British Columbia over the weekend. Provincial authorities issued a state of emergency on Saturday as
– On Friday, a shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck southwestern China, specifically impacting Gao County in Yibin City within Sichuan province. According to the official data from the China Earthquake Networks Center, the tremor occurred at 1:08 p.m. local time,
– On Thursday, Hiroshima commemorated the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing with renewed appeals for worldwide nuclear disarmament. Mayor Kazumi Matsui presided over the traditional Peace Memorial Ceremony held at Peace Memorial Park. Attendees included survivors, their families, Japanese
– Instagram featured paid advertisements in India that promoted access to child sexual abuse material, according to reports published in July. Some of these ads directed users from Instagram to Telegram channels selling illegal content. Meta Platforms later admitted that