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Rescuers have recovered several more bodies from a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Palawan in the Philippines, raising the death toll to 35. More than 50 people remain missing, the country’s coast guard said Friday. The Philippine Coast Guard said 30 bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the ferry following the incident. The deaths of five people had earlier been confirmed. The total death toll now stands at 35. The MV June Astor departed the capital Manila for the tourist d...

A Chinese national and a 64-year-old Nepali woman were rescued alive on Saturday after being trapped for 10 days following a devastating flash flood and landslide in an area along the Nepal China border. According to a report by the Kathmandu Post, the Chinese national named Lu Haitao was rescued from about 225 meters or 738 feet inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 1 Hydropower Project. A joint team comprising the Nepali Army and foreign rescuers carried out the rescue. He was later ta...

Three more children have died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Monday to 8 am Tuesday. The total number of deaths from measles and its symptoms has now reached 828. During the same period, another 904 people developed measles and its symptoms. The information was provided in the Directorate General of Health Services’ regular measles report released on Tuesday.  

Six more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Thursday to 8 am Wednesday, raising the total number of child deaths linked to measles and measles symptoms to 803 since March 15. During the same period, 1,037 people developed measles symptoms. The information was revealed in the Directorate General of Health Services’ regular measles situation report released on Wednesday. The statement said that six more children died with measles symptoms...

A delayed military deployment following two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s coast last month slowed rescue operations because of late orders to senior military officers, shortages of essential equipment and a lack of coordination, according to eight sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters. According to the government, the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes killed about 5,000 people. However, the United States Geological Survey and several experts believe the fin...

Eight more children have died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Wednesday to 8 am Thursday. During the same period, 1,171 people were infected. The information was disclosed in the Directorate General of Health Services’ updated measles report released on Thursday afternoon. According to the statement, eight more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours. However, no child’s death has been confirmed as being caused by measles. With th...

Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Md. Aminul Islam has said that a hospital in Dhaka floated bodies in a nearby river to conceal the bodies of martyrs killed during the July mass uprising. He said that if the bodies buried in mass graves and those that were disappeared are taken into account, the death toll could exceed the 1,400 deaths identified in the United Nations investigation. He made the remarks on Wednesday morning after visiting the mass grave of the July martyrs at...