Health

System error inflates waiting times at Faro and Portimão A&E units

Portugal Resident

System error inflates waiting times at Faro and Portimão A&E units

An IT system error caused waiting times displayed for the emergency departments at Faro and Portimão hospitals to be significantly inflated this morning, according to Algarve health authority ULS Algarve. The post System error inflates…

Portugal Resident

Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak

The Guardian

Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak

1.6m dozen eggs from Texas recalled amid one of the largest recorded food-borne illness outbreaks in US history A massive egg recall affecting nearly 1.6m dozen eggs has been elevated to the US Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk…

The Guardian

The Punch

Fire guts Lagos hotel

LASEMA successfully contained a fire outbreak at Purple Crown Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, with no casualties. The Lagos hotel fire was caused by an electrical f Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-guts-lagos-hotel/

The Punch

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: One death every 30 minutes

France 24

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: One death every 30 minutes

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is now the second-largest on record, with more than 2,100 deaths and the virus spreading to a sixth province. Health workers are struggling to contain the rapidly growing outbreak amid community…

France 24

Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian 7.7 quake death toll rises to 47

Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian 7.7 quake death toll rises to 47

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. The national disaster management agency (BNPB)…

Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets as coffin taken to Swansea home

BBC

Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets as coffin taken to Swansea home

The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer died last month in a hospital in Portugal.

BBC

Multiple people shot at US university; campus on lockdown

Multiple people shot at US university; campus on lockdown

Virginia State University experienced a lockdown early Saturday following a shooting incident. Multiple suspects were involved, and several individuals sustained injuries near the Quad Annexes. Campus police confirmed that victims were…

India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams , weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign. Modi said the initiative…

Indian-American CEO who sacked 900 over Zoom gets fired himself

Indian-American CEO who sacked 900 over Zoom gets fired himself

Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Garg has been ousted as Better Home & Finance CEO. The company cited concerns about his judgment and credibility after significant losses. Garg's removal follows his controversial 2021 mass layoff of 900…

Melaye: I raised funds for my education through Goat Breeding

Daily Trust

Melaye: I raised funds for my education through Goat Breeding

Former Kogi State senator, Dino Melaye, has said proceeds from a goat-rearing business he started as a 12-year-old helped finance his secondary school education and the early years of his university studies. Melaye, a chieftain of the…

Daily Trust

CBC

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 9, Health Ministry says

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least nine people Saturday, in some of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect in June.

CBC

The Bhutanese