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This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.Glenn Barr was returning…

Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersElectric companies in the western U.S. are facing mounting lawsuits alleging that their…

Published By: Nibandh VinodLast Updated: July 26, 2023, 06:43 ISTMumbai, on July 26 in 2005, received more than 900mm of rainfall in a matter of hours. (AFP file photo)Over 1000 lives were tragically lost, and numerous homes were damaged,…

Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is "one miscalculation away from apocalypse" and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such…

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea.The short-term dangers can…

Published By: Shankhyaneel SarkarLast Updated: June 03, 2023, 08:54 ISTWashington D.C., United States of America (USA)US President Joe Biden addresses the nation on averting default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, in the Oval Office…

Delivering his latest update, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported that the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – the largest in Europe - remains extremely fragile and dangerous. Military operations…

More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains.    Years of conflict and insecurity have sparked mass…

Britain's Houses of Parliament, covered in hoarding and scaffolding as it undergoes restoration work to repair the crumbling building, in London. (Image: AP Photo)Lawmakers question delay and procrastination over the future of the crumbling…

Issued on: 15/05/2023 - 23:40 Thousands from across the occupied West Bank demonstrated Monday, waving Palestinian flags to mark the 75th anniversary of the "Nakba" or…