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Israeli attacks kill three in Gaza as post-‘ceasefire’ deaths hit 983 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attacks kill three in Gaza as post-‘ceasefire’ deaths hit 983 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Published by Sam Flores

One person killed in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp, and two others in Khan Younis in the south. At least three Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, as casualties continue to mount in the enclave despite a “ceasefire” declared months ago. Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air attack on the al-Amal neighbourhood of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Saturday, according to medical sources. Several injured people, including a child, were transported to Nasser Hospital. Earlier in the day, an Israeli drone attack in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and injured two others, reported the Wafa news agency. The Palestinian Information Center identified the person killed as Muawiya al-Aydi, a local municipality worker. Elsewhere in central Gaza, four Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire in the Yarmouk area, Al Jazeera reporters on the ground said, citing the Palestine Red Crescent. A separate Israeli attack had earlier injured a person at a gathering in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood, according to Wafa. Despite a ceasefire technically in …

Deaths at Michigan Women’s Prison Spur Calls for Whitmer to Act, Director to Resign

Deaths at Michigan Women’s Prison Spur Calls for Whitmer to Act, Director to Resign

Published by Sam Flores

Federal and state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to intervene at Michigan’s only women’s prison after a third inmate in less than a month died Saturday, intensifying scrutiny over conditions and medical care at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility. Ashley Hoath of Hillsdale County was rushed to Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, about 15 minutes from the prison, where she was pronounced dead, Jenni Riehle, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Corrections, confirmed in an email. Earlier Saturday, an officer had noticed Hoath wasn’t feeling well and promptly escorted her to a healthcare unit within the prison, where medical staff determined she needed to be sent to the hospital, according to Riehle. The 36-year-old’s death is the third inmate death since May 13. Khaira Howard, 28, died on May 13 and Rebecca Fackler, 57, died on May 17. The deaths have prompted bipartisan calls for Michigan Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington to resign. And now, fellow Democrat and US Rep. Debbie Dingell is urging Whitmer to “direct every appropriate effort” to address …

China’s EV shift cut pollution enough to prevent 262,000 deaths

China’s EV shift cut pollution enough to prevent 262,000 deaths

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China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Health. It’s some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that electrifying transportation delivers measurable public-health benefits, not just lower tailpipe emissions on paper. What the study found The study, published May 13 in Nature Health, used high-resolution satellite air-quality data and machine learning to measure pollution across 150 Chinese cities. The researchers compared actual pollution levels to a counterfactual scenario in which every vehicle on the road still ran on an internal combustion engine. By 2023, the spread of new energy vehicles (NEVs) — a category that includes battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen vehicles — was linked to a 23.80% reduction in fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a drop of 8.97 micrograms per cubic meter. Carbon monoxide fell even further, down 30.67%. Advertisement – scroll for more content The researchers estimate those air-quality improvements prevented roughly 262,000 non-accidental deaths, along with about 75,000 all-cause deaths. …

‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons

‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons

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Iranian writer Hamid Asefi wasn’t home on the afternoon of 5 March when armed intelligence agents stormed his Tehran apartment, breaking down the door with a sledgehammer and axe. After going unit to unit looking for him, they finally encountered him as he returned to the building. One of the agents “drew his handgun, shouted at me to stop, and before I had time to respond, struck me forcefully on the back of the neck and spine with the butt of his weapon, dragging me into the apartment,” Asefi told the Guardian in a written interview. When he requested an arrest warrant, the beating intensified. “Heavy blows were directed at my ribs, kidneys, temples and the back of my head. The beating was so severe that I lost consciousness once. When I regained consciousness, the assault continued,” he says. The assault on the 63-year-old continued after he was brought blindfolded to a detention centre, where an interrogator accused him of signing a statement condemning the regime’s January crackdown on protesters and being in contact with …

The water-related deaths during the hot weather as death toll reaches 15

The water-related deaths during the hot weather as death toll reaches 15

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At least 15 people have died in open water incidents during the recent heatwave, prompting an urgent plea from the Royal Life Saving Society. The charity urged the public to “stop and think” before entering the water, highlighting that most of the fatalities were children. This toll includes a 13-year-old girl who was pronounced dead on Sunday after being pulled from the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire. Here is where deaths resulting from water-related incidents have been reported: – Swanholme Lakes, Lincolnshire Declan Sawyer, 15, died after getting into trouble at Swanholme Lakes, Lincoln, on May 24. Emergency services were called to Swanholme Lakes at 2.30pm on May 24 after reports that Declan had entered the water and was missing. – West Angle Bay Beach, Pembrokeshire Also on May 24, a 72-year-old woman died after being pulled from the water at West Angle Bay beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, at around 3.15pm. – Leadbeater Dam, West Yorkshire A 13-year-old boy, understood to be Reco Puttock, died after getting into difficulty at Leadbeater Dam, near Halifax, West …

906 Suspected Cases and 223 Suspected Deaths From Bundibugyo Strain of Ebola, WHO Says

906 Suspected Cases and 223 Suspected Deaths From Bundibugyo Strain of Ebola, WHO Says

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By Olivia ⁠Le ⁠Poidevin GENEVA, May ⁠29 (Reuters) – The World ​Health Organization said ‌on Friday that ‌there ⁠are ⁠906 suspected cases of Ebola in ​the Democratic Republic of ​Congo, including 223 suspected ⁠deaths that ⁠are being ⁠investigated. An outbreak ​of the Bundibugyo strain ​of ⁠Ebola is continuing in the Democratic ⁠Republic of the Congo, with cases ⁠also reported in Uganda. There are currently no approved vaccines or therapies specifically for the ⁠Bundibugyo virus disease, the WHO said. (Reporting by Olivia Le ​Poidevin Editing by ​Madeline Chambers) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026 Source link

Water-related deaths rise to 11 amid UK heatwave | Extreme heat

Water-related deaths rise to 11 amid UK heatwave | Extreme heat

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The number of water-related deaths during the UK’s recent heatwave has risen to 11 after the bodies of two teenage boys were recovered in Kent and Oxford. Emergency workers recovered the body of a 14-year-old boy from the River Thames near Donnington Bridge, Oxford, at about 5.30pm on Wednesday. Thames Valley police said the boy’s family had been informed and that his death was being treated as “unexplained but not suspicious”. The body of the other boy was recovered from a pond in Swanscombe, Kent. His death was also not being treated as suspicious. There have been several similar deaths thought to be linked to outdoor swimming in the record-breaking heatwave, during which temperatures climbed to 35.1C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens, in west London, on Tuesday. The Royal Life Saving Society UK has issued a plea for members of the public to “stop and think” before getting into the water. “Warmer weather unfortunately sees an increase in accidental drownings,” it said. The hot weather is expected to continue in the coming days, before easing …

U.S. street drug deaths keep dropping, but some Western states see deadly overdose surge : NPR

U.S. street drug deaths keep dropping, but some Western states see deadly overdose surge : NPR

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In this 2021 photo, signs are displayed at a tent during a health event in Charleston, W.Va. Public health officials say the spread of naloxone, also known as Narcan, has dramatically reduced overdose deaths in the U.S. John Raby/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raby/AP Despite a handful of states in the West where overdose deaths are surging, overall street drug fatalities in the U.S. continued to drop at a historic rate in 2025, falling roughly 14% compared with 2024. In all, 69,973 people died from fatal overdoses last year nationwide, according to the latest preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While that toll is painful, it means roughly 11,300 fewer people lost their lives to drugs compared with the year before. “This is very good news,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], the federal government’s leading addiction research agency. “We started to see the declines in 2023, but they were small and we weren’t certain they were going to be sustainable.” Public …