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India: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against prescribing two India-made cough syrups for children after they were linked to the deaths of several children in Uzbekistan. WHO stated that “the products, manufactured by Marion Biotech, were substandard, and the firm failed to meet quality standards or specifications.” According to the statement, an analysis of the two cough syrups, Ambronol and Dok-1 Max, by the quality control laboratories of Uzbekistan’s health ministry found unacceptable amounts of two contaminants, diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. WHO further added that “both of these products may have marketing authorizations in other countries in…

United States: The record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history has been broken by Mr. Elon Musk. According to a blog post on the website of Guinness World Records, the business magnet lost over $165 billion between November 2021 and December 2022. Guinness cited other sources that suggested Mr. Musk’s losses could have been higher. Investors are worried that Mr. Musk is no longer giving Tesla enough attention as a result of his $44 billion acquisition of the social media business. The amount lost by Mr. Musk since November 2021 surpasses the previous record set by Mr.…

United States: A joint statement issued after talks between the US and Japanese foreign and defence ministers stated that the two countries have unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China. According to the statement, China presented an “unprecedented” threat to international order, and the two countries pledged to position their alliance to “prevail in a new era of strategic competition.” The statement from Secretary of State Mr. Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Mr. Lloyd Austin, and their Japanese counterparts, Mr. Yoshimasa Hayashi and Mr. Yasukazu Hamada, remarked that “China’s foreign policy seeks to reshape…

Israel: A recent study claims that long COVID sufferers who had a mild bout of the virus should expect their symptoms to resolve within a year. After-illness patients have been worried that their persistent symptoms won’t go away. However, according to academics, “mild disease does not lead to serious or chronic long-term morbidity.” The Israeli research team compared data on COVID-19-negative individuals with people who had the virus but had only minor symptoms and did not need hospital treatment. They also examined data on post-infection symptoms in both vaccines- and non-vaccinated individuals. Almost two million people’s information was looked at…

United Kingdom: The veteran rock guitarist Mr. Jeff Beck has died at age 78 after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis.” “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away. His family asks for privacy while they process this tremendous loss,” Mr. Jeff Beck’s team posted on the musician’s official social media page. Mr. Beck’s real name was Geoffrey Arnold Beck, and he was born in Surrey, England. The legendary artist is known for giving iconic single hits like “Heart Full…

Washington, US: The World Bank warned on 10th January 2023 that weaker growth in all three of the world’s largest economies including the United States, Europe, and China will bring the global economy “perilously close” to a recession this year. The World Bank, which provides loans to less developed nations for development initiatives, stated in an annual report that it has nearly halved its earlier expectation for global growth this year from 3 percent to just 1.7 percent. If that prediction came true, it would rank behind only the severe recessions brought on by the 2008 global financial crisis and…

Germany: A study published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences found that the world’s oceans recorded the highest temperature in 2022, demonstrating the inevitable impacts of human-caused emissions on the planet’s climate. The study found that more than 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions is absorbed in the oceans. The records, starting in 1958, show an inexorable rise in ocean temperature, with an acceleration in warming after 1990. Sea surface temperatures can influence the world’s weather on a large scale. Hotter oceans will contribute to supercharging extreme weather, leading to more intense hurricanes and…

United States: California is facing torrential rainfall as a slew of storms left much of the state in chaos. Power outages collapsed roads, landslides, and dangerous flooding were all throughout much of the state. Southern California has been hit particularly hard the last 24 to 48 hours with more than a foot of rainfall. “Nearly all of California has seen much above average rainfall totals over the past several weeks, with totals 400-600 percent above average values,” as per the report. In a matter of days, California went from being in a severe drought to being in an extreme flood,…

United States: Austin Butler, a young “Elvis” star, and Michelle Yeoh, a veteran actor, won the top prizes for movies at the Golden Globes ceremony as Hollywood celebrated a program that had been banned from television due to diversity and ethics issues. Butler, 31, who played rock music great Elvis Presley in the film, won the award for best actor. “I’m in this room with all my heroes, I can’t believe I’m here,” Butler noted. “Brad, I love you. When I was 12 years old, Quentin, I printed out the Pulp Fiction script when I was 12 years old,” the…

United States: Republican representatives in the US House have voted to launch an investigation into what they term as Democratic President Mr. Joe Biden’s “weaponization” of the federal government. The Republicans voted to create a panel to probe Biden administration investigations, including “ongoing criminal investigations” at the Justice Department such as those involving the former president, Mr. Donald Trump. The party-line vote aimed at setting up a “Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.” The body is set to launch an inquiry into Democrat Mr. Joe Biden’s administration, which Republicans accuse of “weaponizing the FBI against Mr. Trump.”…