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Maui County officials said early Sunday that firefighting crews are continuing to extinguish flare-ups in the Lahaina and Upcountry Maui fires. In the Upcountry Maui fire, three structures in Olinda and 16 structures in Kula were destroyed, CBS News reported.Earlier on Saturday, Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned that the death toll could rise “significantly” as forensic work continues to identify the victims, the BBC reported.”It will certainly be the worst natural disaster that Hawaii ever faced…We can only wait and support those who are living. Our focus now is to reunite people when we can and get them housing and…

The measure is to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. In New Zealand, these occur in about 10.6 per 10,000 live births and are associated with lifelong disability, Xinhua news agency reported.With the announcement that folic acid will be added to bread-making flour, New Zealand has joined more than 70 countries that already require folic acid to be added to a food staple to prevent neural tube defects, said Kathryn Bradbury, senior research fellow at the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health.Studies have shown that folic acid supplements can reduce the occurrence of these neural tube defects…

On Sunday evening, several staff and worshipers were caught under the gunfire of an armed assailant who attempted to break into the shrine at a main gate, official news agency IRNA reported, citing Deputy Governor of Fars Province Esmail Qezel Sofla.He said the “terrorist” has been arrested and is under interrogation, adding that all the injured have been transferred to the hospital, Xinhua news agency reported, citing IRNA.According to the Iranian Students’ News Agency, the person killed in the attack was one of the staff working at the shrine.The shrine encountered a similar “terrorist” attack in October last year, in…

The victim, a Class 9 student, was walking back to her home in the district’s Rohta area when the accused — one in Class 9 and the other in Class 12, allegedly waylaid her — forcefully took her to a sugarcane field, and raped her, police said.According to the complaint lodged by the survivor’s father, the accused were stalking his daughter.A case under Section 376D (gangrape) was registered at the Rohta police station on the basis of the complaint lodged by the girl’s father, police said.Station House Officer of Rohta police station, Ravindra Kumar Singh, said: “The investigation is underway.…

Senior party member Mohammad Azam Khan’s son Abdullah Azam Khan has been made the party’s state secretary in the new panel, the party’s chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhury said. He also said the new unit will have Irfanul Haq, C.L. Verma, Shyampal Bind and R.S. Bind as its vice presidents, and Rajkumar Mishra as treasurer. The unit will have 61 secretaries, 48 members and 62 special invitee members besides others, Chaudhury added. He said the party has taken forward ‘PDA’ (backwards, Dalits and minorities) in the list while trying to give due importance to the cadre. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav recently…

Chinese Consulate General in Karachi in a statement later in the day said that all its citizens remained safe without being injured in the attack.The Consulate General also asked the Pakistani side to take concrete and effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, organizations and projects, Xinhua news agency reported.”The Consulate General has immediately activated the emergency plan, reminding local Chinese citizens, enterprises and projects to be vigilant, upgrade security measures, prevent security risks, pay close attention to the security situation, and ensure safety,” the statement added.The convoy of vehicles belonging to Chinese engineers and Pakistani forces was…

“Tuesday, Asad 24, 1402 (August 15 according to the Persian Calendar) is the victory day of the Jihad (holy war) of the people of Afghanistan under the leadership of Islamic Emirate against the United States and its allies. It will be a public holiday in the country,” said a statement released by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.The US-led NATO troops left Afghanistan following the resistance of Taliban forces under the leadership of Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada in August 2021.–IANSint/sha

According to the Xian municipal emergency management department, the torrential rainfall on Friday caused the mudslide accident in a village on the outskirts of Chang’an District.Currently, 14 rescue forces comprising more than 980 people are continuing the search and rescue. They have brought equipment, such as life detectors, satellite phones, and excavators, Xinhua news agency reported.They said on Sunday that the rock and mudslide damaged two residential houses, roads, power supply, and communication facilities. While evacuating 186 people, the rescuers repaired the damaged roads and infrastructure facilities to resume traffic, power supply, and communication services.–IANSint/sha

The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June, has seen a total of 69,483 confirmed cases and 327 related deaths between January 1 and August 7, with a case fatality rate of 0.47 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report released by the WHO recently.The report said that the cases were reported from all 64 districts in the South Asian country.In July, 43,854 cases and 204 deaths were reported, accounting for 63 per cent of the total cases and 62 per cent of the deaths. The sharp increase in numbers is unprecedented compared to the past five years,…

After losing the first two matches, India bounced back strongly and clinched the next two games to level up the series but couldn’t continue with the momentum in the decider as they suffered their first T20 series loss against West Indies since 2017.Moreover, this was India’s first series loss in 13 T20Is since July 2021.After opting to bat first, India posted 165/9 in 20 overs, thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s 61 off 45 and Axar Patel’s little cameo of 13 off 10. In response, opener Brandon King (85 not out) and Nicholas Pooran (47) fired for West Indies as the host…