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Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people daily, mortality rising: WHO

Geneva, April 9 (UNI) Hepatitis B and C infections claim 3,500 lives a day globally, and the number is increasing, while 6,000 people are newly infected with the disease every day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a report on Tuesday.

"Combined, hepatitis B and C cause 3500 deaths per day, and mortality is increasing. An estimated 254 million people are living with hepatitis B and 50 million people are living with hepatitis C worldwide, and 6,000 people are newly infected with viral hepatitis each day," the WHO's Global Hepatitis Report read.
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15 killed, 22 injured in road accident in northern Pakistan

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03 May 2024 | 11:18 AM

Islamabad, May 3 (UNI) At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured on Friday morning after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in the Diamir district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region in northern Pakistan, an official told Xinhua.

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Over 2,000 arrested so far in protests on U S campuses amid growing domestic discontent

03 May 2024 | 11:03 AM

Washington, May 3 (UNI) The anti-war protests at over 30 American universities and colleges were going on Thursday, with further discontent sparked by the police's heavy-handed enforcement.

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Nearly 50 killed by heavy rains in Rwanda in past two months

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03 May 2024 | 10:40 AM

Kigali, May 3 (UNI) Disasters triggered by heavy rains, including landslides and lightning, have killed at least 49 people and injured 79 others across Rwanda in the past two months, an official said on Thursday.

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8 soldiers injured in Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Syria's Damascus

8 soldiers injured in Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Syria's Damascus

03 May 2024 | 10:16 AM

Damascus, May 3 (UNI) Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday night against a military site near Syrian capital Damascus, injuring eight soldiers and causing material losses, the Syrian Defense Ministry said.

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China to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday afternoon

China to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday afternoon

03 May 2024 | 10:11 AM

Wenchang, Hainan, May 3 (UNI) The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled to be launched between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, with the preferred launch window targeted at 5:27 p.m., the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.

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