Indonesia has halted sales of medicinal syrup after 99 children died of acute kidney injuries this year.

The ban will remain until the health ministry completes an investigation into the cause of the illness, with 206 cases recorded so far in mostly children under six years old, Bloomberg reported.

Authorities are looking into the potential toxicity...

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan&s wicketkeeper-batter, is expected to play in his team&s T20 World Cup 2022 opener against England on Saturday after scans revealed no signs of a fracture.

A vicious inswinging yorker from Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi struck Gurbaz in the left foot during a warm-up game between the two teams at the...

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China&s largest desert in the northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has seen multiple lake formations this year, which an environmental expert described as a warning about climate change.

The lakes were formed around the Taklamakan Desert after the Tarim River recorded its largest water volume in the past 10 years, causing the water...

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Pakistani forces opened fire at an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) check post in Kandahar province on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, local officials said.

Officials said that there had been a short clash between IEA forces and Pakistani forces in Spinboldak district of Kandahar.

Officials said Pakistani forces opened fire on the IEA at a...

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US Senator Josh Hawley has called for the establishment of a Senate Select Committee to investigate the United States& withdrawal from Afghanistan in August last year.

According to an ABC-affiliated news outlet, Hawley said: &There needs to be real accountability here.&

Hawley introduced legislation to establish a 20-member...

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The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly three years after it was first declared as one.

The WHO&s emergency committee first made the declaration for COVID-19 on Jan 30, 2020. Such a determination can help accelerate research, funding and international public health measures to contain a...

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