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Measles health alert issued for Australian state of Victoria

Measles health alert issued for Australian state of Victoria

Sydney, Apr 29 (UNI) Authorities in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria have issued a health alert for measles amid a spike in cases.
The Victorian Department of Health on Monday said that a new measles case has been reported in a returned traveller who visited Pakistan and was infectious on a flight from Dubai to Melbourne on April 24.
The department said on Friday that there had been 22 confirmed cases of measles in Victoria in 2025 - more than in 2023 and 2024 combined. It said the majority of cases have been acquired locally in Melbourne and surrounding areas.

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More Bangladeshi parties oppose interim govt’s go-ahead for humanitarian corridor to Rakhine

16 May 2025 | 10:53 PM

Dhaka, May 16 (UNI) More Bangladeshi parties are voicing opposition to the Interim Government's decision to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to Myanmar's Rakhine State to deliver aid supplies.
Days after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party of former PM Khaleda Zia expressed "grave concern" over the Yunus-led interim government's announcement that Dhaka had agreed in-principle to open a humanitarian corridor for transporting relief supplies to Myanmar's Rakhine, the Bangladesh Islamist party, Khelafat Majlish, has now raised raised alarm over the move.

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UN report projects Pakistan's GDP growth at 2 3 pc

16 May 2025 | 10:46 PM

Islamabad, May 16 (UNI) A United Nations report has projected that Pakistan's GDP is likely to grow by 2.3 percent in 2025-26.

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Russia, Ukraine hold first direct talks in over three years, agree on exchange of 1,000 prisoners

16 May 2025 | 10:20 PM

Istanbul, May 16 (UNI) The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years ended in Istanbul today, with both delegations issuing brief statements after the almost two-hour negotiations, aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict.

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Thousands protest rise of gender discrimination in Bangladesh’s annual ‘Moitree Jatra’ march

16 May 2025 | 10:14 PM

Dhaka, May 16 (UNI) Protesting the rising levels of gender discrimination and violence against women in Bangladesh, thousands of people from various walks of life participated in the country’s annual 'Moitree Jatra', a march which called for equal treatment of women.

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West pitting India, China against each other, says Russian FM Lavrov

West pitting India, China against each other, says Russian FM Lavrov

16 May 2025 | 9:51 PM

Moscow, May 16 (UNI) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of attempting to provoke tensions between India and China by pitting the two nations against each other.

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