- Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Reuters
Festival stage collapse in Spain kills one, injures dozens
One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of the main stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia in the early hours of Saturday, regional emergency services said.
Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed.
China, Nepal agree on building a trans-Himalayan network
China and Nepal have agreed to build the so-called Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, the Chinese foreign ministry said, following a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
Thai night club fire kills at least 13, cause unknown
At least 13 people were killed and 35 injured when a fire broke out at a nightclub in Thailand's eastern Chonburi province early on Friday, a police official said.
South Africa reports first death causally linked to COVID vaccine
South Africa's health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.
China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average
In its annual climate assessment published this week, China's weather bureau described the country as "a sensitive region in global climate change", with temperatures rising 0.26 degrees Celsius (0.47 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade since 1951, compared to the global average of 0.15 degrees.
India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death
India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak.
8 killed in truck crash in Philippines
At least eight people were killed when a dump truck plowed into a roadside fruit store and hit a motorbike and a car in Batangas province south of Manila on Monday after its break malfunctioned, police said.
Two killed in Kabul cricket stadium grenade attack, police say
Two people were killed in the grenade explosion that shook Kabul's main cricket stadium during a domestic league match on Friday, police said on Saturday, updating their previous casualty toll.
Australia makes monkeypox a disease of national significance
Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a "communicable disease incident of national significance" to allow for a more coordinated response, following the World Health Organization's declaration of a global health emergency.
Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Philippines; at least 4 dead
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.
First case of monkeypox detected in Japan -media
Japan's first case of the monkeypox virus was detected in Tokyo, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday citing an unnamed government source.
Myanmar executes four democracy activists, drawing condemnation
Myanmar's military junta has executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out "terror acts", it said on Monday, sparking widespread condemnation of the Southeast Asian nation's first executions in decades.
WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
"Although I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern, for the moment this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners," Tedros told a media briefing in Geneva. "Stigma and discrimination can be as dangerous as any virus," he added.
Indian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi questioned in money-laundering probe
Indian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi was questioned by money laundering investigators on Thursday, prompting her Congress Party to accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of running a "political vendetta".
