Thousands of people have been killed and at least 10,000 are missing in Libya after floods caused by a storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna. Key points: Officials estimate a death toll of more than 5,000, according to local …
Authorities in one of Australia’s most remote communities are calling for help to screen its residents for tuberculosis, after a 19-year-old woman who spent time there died from the contagious disease in Kalgoorlie. Key points: There are claims the state government “hasn’t stepped in to do anything” to support contact screening in Tjuntjuntjara A community nurse says better “resourcing …
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) began confronting Iran’s activities in the seas, which Washington considers a threat to the navigation of commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters. CENTCOM said in a statement that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit into …
“Taking advantage of the sunshine of this beautiful spring evening, our dad took his last flight. “It is with this message that Baptiste Salis formalized the death of his father, Jean Salis, which occurred on June 2, at the age of 86. This disappearance arouses a wave of emotions in the world of aeronautics, which …