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By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – US authorities on Friday said a 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in school shooting which killed 4 people, added that the investigation into the deadly gun violence is ongoing. The teenager faces…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – According to Kenyan police on Friday at least 17 pupils were killed and 13 others seriously injured after a fire broke out at a school in central Kenya. National Police Service spokesperson Resila Onyango…

By Anjali Sharma NEW YORK – Local news media reported on Friday that Valley Fever, a fungal disease, has been spreading in California, with warnings from state health authorities about an increased risk through the fall. Valley Fever is…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – According to media reports on Friday Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and cabinet ministers in a coalition government after the royal endorsement of the new…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN human rights investigators into Sudan brutal war called on Friday for a wider arms embargo as they recounted horrific testimony of victims of sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a “theatre of…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN Relief and Works Agency said on Friday that over 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a polio vaccination campaign, in a press release issued in New York. UN…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UNICEF Interim Representative in Ukraine John Marks said in a statement on Friday that ongoing Russian attacks across Ukraine made a tragic start to the new school year. John Marks, interim UNICEF …

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday called the governments, experts and civil society representatives to examine solutions that address the interlinked challenges of the climate emergency…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN refugee agency spokesperson William Spindler on Friday said that the recent “catastrophic and massive floods” in Bangladesh have affected millions of people across the country, including those in Cox’s…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - Special Rapporteur on right to health Tlaleng Mofokengon Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the race to save lives as African countries facing a deadly mpox outbreak. Tlaleng…