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UN grants sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to North Korea
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday granted sanctions exemption to allow the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to carry out aid programs in North Korea to improve the health and nutrition of people in the impoverished country.The exemption, granted on April 11, paves the way for UNICEF to import items to deliver safe water supplies to communities and enable effective treatment at hospitals, especially for malnourished children and mothers, the global humanitarian agency said in its report cited by Yonhap.The approved items worth some USD 5.75 million in total include emergency health kits, wheelchairs and electronic devices, a document on the website showed, the report said.The most expensive set of materials was vaccine cold chain equipment from Denmark worth USD 3.87 million. UNICEF said the items will be used to store vaccines for around 355,000 children under one year of age and 362,000 pregnant women, it added.UNICEF further stated that its staff will conduct regular ..
4.5 magnitude quake jolts Andaman & Nicobar Islands
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale shook Nicobar Islands region in the wee hours of Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.The quake struck at around 2:04 am and was situated at a depth of 10 kilometres, the agency said.There were no reports of any casualties, injuries or damage to property. No tsunami warning has been issued.Andaman and Nicobar Islands is prone to frequent earthquakes.On April 1, a total of 20 earthquakes, all of which were of medium intensity, had struck the region.No casualties or damage to property was reported.
Police grab Eiffel Tower climber who sparked evacuation
A climber who sparked an evacuation of the Eiffel Tower on Monday was grabbed after clinging to the famous Paris landmark for more than six hours, officials said. The man, who was not immediately identified, "is in the hands of the emergency teams" deployed to the tower, which will reopen to visitors as normal early on Tuesday, the company operating the structure said in a statement.
Fire breaks out at Andhra counting centre
A fire broke out at one of the counting centres in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati town on Monday night, police said.
Small plane crashes into North Sea near Germany
A small plane carrying an unspecified number of people crashed into the North Sea on Monday, according to the authorities.Search and rescue operations are underway as the wreckage of the crash was discovered on Monday afternoon, as per Sputnik. Several ships have been deployed in search efforts.The small aircraft was en route from the German island of Wangerooge to Hanover when the mishap occurred due to difficult weather conditions.No other details have been made available yet.This comes after another small six-seater plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the German town of Egelsbach on Sunday. Three people, including the pilot, lost their lives in the tragedy.
Thirteen killed in road mishap in Maharashtra
As many as 13 people were killed and three others were seriously injured in an accident on Dhule-Nagpur NH 6. Among the dead were three children, three women, and seven men.The accident took place near Malkapur town under Buldhana district. The incident was reported between 2:30 pm and 3 pm."Today afternoon an incident took place on NH 6 when a truck suffered a tyre burst, and hit Tata Maximo. 13 people died and three others were critically injured," Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhujbal Patil told ANI.Police said Tata Maximo vehicle was carrying more passengers than its normal capacity.After the incident, traffic got blocked for a long time on the highway. Police rushed the injured to the hospital.
Man who climbed Eiffel Tower threatens to commit suicide
The unidentified man who illegally scaled the Eiffel Tower from its exterior on Monday threatened to commit suicide, as per local media reports."He is sitting on the third floor of the tower at the moment and is threatening to commit suicide," Sputnik quoted French broadcaster BFMTV as saying.The iconic tower was closed and people were evacuated as the man was spotted climbing the structure without any safety harness. He attempted to climb the tower without taking the traditional route, opting to scale its exterior instead."The Eiffel Tower is currently closed until further notice. We kindly advise our visitors to postpone their visit," the tower's official Twitter account announced.The police had reached the spot and were trying to negotiate with the man, who climbed undetected till the second floor of the tower.
Grenade attack on J&K police station
Militants hurled a grenade at the Shopian police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday evening but it did not cause any damage or casualties, police said.
France: Eiffel Tower evacuated as man climbs iconic landmark
The iconic Eiffel Tower was closed and people were evacuated as a man was spotted scaling the structure from its exterior by onlookers on Monday."The Eiffel Tower is currently closed until further notice. We kindly advise our visitors to postpone their visit," the tower's official Twitter account announced.Police have reached the spot and are trying to negotiate with the man, who climbed undetected till the second floor of the tower, as per Sputnik.
Pope prays as Frenchman's life support switched off
Pope Francis on Monday said "those who live with severe illness" should have life protected until "its natural end", as doctors in France began turning off the life support of a man in a vegetative state. "We pray for those who live with severe illness," the pope tweeted. "Let us always safeguard life, God's gift, from its beginning until its natural end. Let us not give in to a throwaway culture." The interim director of the Holy See's press office, Alessandro Gisotti, retweeted the pope's words, writing in French that "we pray for Vincent Lambert". Lambert, 42, suffered severe brain damage from a traffic accident in 2008 and doctors were on Monday beginning to turn off his life support systems, in a hugely controversial case. His parents, devout Catholics, have repeatedly launched court action to keep him alive, putting them at odds with Lambert's wife and five siblings who believe the most humane course is to let him die.
4-year-old falls into borewell in Jodhpur
A four-year-old girl fell into a borewell in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Monday, police said. The girl, Seema, is alive and oxygen supply has been provided through a pipe inside the borewell. She fell into the borewell while playing near it, the police said. The bore-well is said to be nine inch wide and 400 feet deep, Kherapa Police Station in-charge Kesa Ram said. The National Disaster Response Force has been informed and the rescue operation will be carried out soon, the officer added.
Singapore-bound Scoot flight makes emergency landing at Chennai
A Singapore-bound Scoot Airlines flight, with 171 people on board, was forced to land in Chennai Airport on Monday after a smoke alarm in its cargo bay.
Uganda footballers, fans killed in boat capsize
At least eight members of a Ugandan football team and their fans died and 15 more are missing, after a boat they were travelling in capsized on Lake Albert, police said Monday. The boat was travelling between two fishing villages in the west of the country when it capsized, with police attributing the accident to overloading and bad weather. "So far we have recovered eight bodies ... up to 15 people are missing and a joint Marine unit is on the waters. But we expect no more survivors," Ugandan area regional spokesman, Julius Allan Hakiza, told AFP. A local official in Fofo, Baker Ogen, told AFP the toll was higher. "Those who have died in this tragedy are 30 and all from my area," said Ogen. "The boat was loaded with our players and supporters. It had over 60 people but 32 of those survived," he said, adding that the dead included five players and the team coach. "It is a tragedy for us and a big loss," he added. In December 2016, at least 30 Ugandan members of a village football team
Risky driving behaviours may contribute to elevated accident risk
Researchers believe that teens with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), need more than just medication and delay in the age of getting a driving license to decrease accident risks.The multidisciplinary team of researchers analysed detailed crash and traffic violation records for newly licensed drivers to conduct the first large-scale longitudinal study on this topic.Risky driving behaviour is amenable to change, these findings suggested that clinicians and families can work with teens to practice safe driving behaviours and potentially reduce their crash risk."What this study suggested is that we have to go beyond current recommendations of medication and delaying the age of getting licensed to decrease the crash risk for teens with ADHD. Their higher rate of citations suggests that risky driving behaviours may account for why they crash more. More research is needed to objectively measure if and how these behaviours specifically contribute to crash risk," said the lead ..
2018 floods: Kerala govt knocks at HC door to reject report that pointed to lapses in dam management
Kerala government has moved the state high court, seeking to reject the amicus curiae's report pointing out lapses in dam management that aggravated the impact of devastating floods in the state in August last year in which over 400 people died. Except the finding that the reason for deluge was the extremely heavy rainfall between August 15 and August 17, all other causes were on the basis of assumptions not supported by scientific data. These assumptions were on the basis of material rejected or not accepted by the scientific world, the state government said in its affidavit filed in response to the report. Referring to the study on the floods by the Central Water Commission that came out with supporting data, the government felt the CWC report negates any further need for a study. Apart from this, the study by K P Sudhir of IIT-Madras points that the floods happened as 'an act of God', the government said. It claimed the report of Vimal Mishra relied on by amicus curiae Jacob P ...
CERC tariff relief for IPPs positive for power gencos: ICRA
Power regulator CERC allowing a tariff relief to independent power projects (IPP) affected by domestic coal shortfall is positive for the power generation segment, rating agency ICRA said Monday. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in its order on May 16, 2019, approved a tariff relief for coal-based power project of GMR Warora Energy arising from the use of imported / e-auction coal in lieu of shortfall in supply of domestic linkage coal under the fuel supply agreement (FSA) signed with Coal India. This is with respect to the power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed by the company with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) and Electricity Department, Union Territory of Daman and Nagar Haveli. ICRA said this order issued by the CERC would enable resolution for affected domestic coal-based IPPs aggregating to 14-15 GW having long-term PPAs with state distribution utilities and facing coal supply shortfall from domestic linkage sources. "The ...
Patient's kin "manhandle" doctor at NIMS
Some relatives of a 28-year-old man, injured in a road accident, allegedly assaulted a doctor at the state-run Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences hereMonday accusing him of negligence in treating the patient, police said. The incident occurred at around 6 am when some attendants of the patient "manhandled" senior medical officer Dr Anvesh. They also hurled abuses at the duty hospital staff and accused the doctor of "negligence" in treating the patient, police said based on a complaint lodged by the duty resident doctor. The patient, who was rushed to the hospital following injuries he sustained in the accident after his motorcycle skidded off the road, was brought in at 4.22 am, police said. The patient was given necessary treatment and shifted to the CT scan room by 5 am and then taken to the ultrasound room. The attendants found it apparently locked following which they immediately started manhandling the doctor, police said. A video of the incident has gone viral. A
Gale kills four in Beijing
Beijing continued with a blue alert for strong winds on Monday, after gales began to sweep across the capital city on Sunday, killing at least four people and disturbing traffic.
Minor quake strikes Myanmar's Rakhine state
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar's Rakhine state on Monday morning, said a release of the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.
Teens with ADHD at higher risk of road accidents: Study
Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, or engage in risky driving behaviours than their peers, a study has found. Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the US analysed detailed crash and traffic violation records for newly licensed drivers to conduct the first large-scale longitudinal study on this topic. By highlighting the specific types of crashes and traffic violations, this study identifies risky driving behaviours that those with ADHD may be more likely to engage in, such as driving while intoxicated, not wearing a seat belt, and speeding. Since these behaviours are amenable to change, the findings suggest that clinicians and families can work with this at-risk group of teens to practice safe driving behaviours and potentially reduce their crash risk. "What this study suggests is that we have to go beyond current recommendations of medication and delaying the age of getting ...