Articles by Aayna Raj

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Lebanon Tanker Explosion Kills 20; Focus on Fuel Shortage and Thriving Illegal Trade

Rescue workers and Lebanese soldiers gathered at the site to evacuate those who suffered burns in the blast.

Aug 15, 2021

Fort Bragg Paratrooper Mysteriously Found Dead In Barrack; Case Under Investigation

Mikel Rubino had won awards and medals including National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Parachutist Badge.

Aug 15, 2021

Lone Suspect Kidnaps 27-Year-Old Atlanta Bartender, Shoots Her Dead Hours Later

A video was shared by a viewer on social media where Mariam was seen being forced into an SUV outside her house.

Aug 15, 2021

South Korean Navy Officer Kills Herself After Being Sexually Abused by Superior

South Korea's military has been under fire over increasing reports of serial sex crimes within the ranks.

Aug 13, 2021

Japan: Gunman Kills construction worker, injures three others

UK Shooting: Gunman Kills Six in Plymouth; Police Rule Out Terror Angle

Police believe that the killings were a result of personal revenge, and not related to terrorism. The identities of the deceased have not been released yet.

Aug 13, 2021

Greek-Flagged Crude Tanker Leaks Tonnes of Oil in Black Sea; Russia Conducts Probe

The leak occurred while loading oil in tanker Minerva Symphony at a sea terminal near the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk.

Aug 13, 2021

Texas Faces Backlash as it Makes Gender-Affirming Surgery on Minors Illegal

Performing surgery on a child's genitals would be only acceptable if it is meant to repair an injury, illness, or disorder related to sexual development.

Aug 13, 2021

What is Poison Hemlock? Toxic Plant Can Kill Humans By Damaging Central Nervous System

This poisonous plant is rumored to be spreading in parks and gardens across the United States.

Aug 12, 2021

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8 Missing after Tourist Helicopter Crashes into Russia's Kurile Lake Due to Bad Weather

The chopper was flying over the Kronotsky nature reserve in the country's far east when it rushed into a volcanic lake.

Aug 12, 2021

Will Indonesia Ban New Palm Oil Plantations? Experts Say There is No Other Option

Environmentalists demand extension of the freeze on new palm oil permits in Indonesia, which ends in September.

Aug 12, 2021

Who is Mao Taotao? China Arrests Weibo's PR Director on Charges of Bribery

Authorities claim that the director has been alleged to have harmed the interests of the company by indulging in such a corrupt act.

Aug 12, 2021

Ethiopia: Sexual Violence Against Hundreds of Women and Girls by Forces in Tigray Conflict

Aligned soldiers and military brutally tortured and violated Tigrayan women and girls, who had to seek emergency contraception and HIV prevention drugs, reports state.

Aug 11, 2021

Gallons of Chlorine Leak at Norwegian Fjord Kills 96,000 Fish

Chlorine is used to disinfect the processing water, which is a typical practice in Norway, and the leak happened at one of the fish slaughterhouses.

Aug 11, 2021

Senator Randal Paul Uploads Video Claiming Cloth Masks are Ineffective; YouTube Suspends Politician

YouTube has taken down the controversial video in which Paul claimed that cloth masks are ineffective for fighting Covid-19.

Aug 11, 2021

Covid-19 Vaccinations Pose Risk of Heart Complications in Teenage Boys:Study

Countries like Israel and the US have reported cases of chest pain and heart inflammation within days of receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 shot

Aug 11, 2021

Arkansas Out of ICU Beds as it Hits Record COVID Hospitalizations; Delta Variant Fuels Pandemic

The region and the rest of the US cope with a rise in Covid infections, fueled in part by the highly contagious Delta variant.

Aug 11, 2021

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Deadly Anthrax Pneumonia Detected in Beijing; China Toughens Control to Prevent Breakout

Reports state that the patient had a contact history with cattle and sheep and products that come from those animals.

Aug 11, 2021

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Police on the hunt for a prisoner who escaped from Kajang Hospital

China Upholds Canadian Prisoner's Death Sentence as Meng Wanzhou Arrest is Back in Focus

Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg initially received 15 years in prison for drug trafficking, later, it was changed to a death sentence in 2019.

Aug 11, 2021

West Africa Detects the First Case of Deadly Marburg Virus

The virus causes hemorrhagic fever and belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus. The case fatality rate is 24-88%.

Aug 10, 2021

New Carnivorous Plant Discovered in Canada Gets More Than Half its Nitrogen From Prey

A pretty little white flower that grows near urban centers of the Pacific Northwest turns out to be a killer.

Aug 10, 2021

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