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Tokyo, Oct 6 (IANS) Authorities in Shibuya City — a self-governed district within Tokyo — have issued a formal request to both domestic and foreign travellers to “mind their manners” and not observe Halloween in the area from October 27-31, as the “damage caused by overtourism has become serious”“The damage caused by overtourism has become serious, resulting in property damage caused by drinking in the street, altercations with local residents, and littering of large amounts of empty cans and bottles,” CNN quoted the notice as saying. “In addition, every year during Halloween, the area around Shibuya Station becomes so crowded…

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India had 3·02 million preterm births in 2020 — the highest worldwide, and accounting for over 20 per cent of all preterm births globally, according to a study published in the journal Lancet. The study by authors from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, showed that over 50 per cent of all preterm births in 2020 occurred in just eight countries and areas.India was followed by Pakistan, Nigeria, China, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the US.Although most of…

New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Police have arrested an 18-year-old suspect in connection with the brutal murder of an activist in New York City while the latter was returning from a wedding.In a statement on Thursday, the police said that the suspect Brian Dowling has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, the BBC reported.Ryan Carson, 32,was stabbed to death on October 2 near a bus station in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighbourhood.Local media reported that Dowling’s identity was initially withheld by the authorities until they had enough probable cause to make an arrest.Footage showed the teenager being…

Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) September 2023 was a record-breaking month for hail in the US, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center.In its latest update on Thursday, the Center said that there were 420 preliminary large hail reports in the country with 63 reports of hail larger than two inches in diameter, reports Xinhua news agency.Both of these were a record for the most preliminary hail reports for any September on record, according to the NWS.Earlier this week, severe thunderstorms produced large hail in parts of the Plains in the country, including large hailstones that fell in…

Melbourne, Oct 6 (IANS) A supermarket in Australia and its Indian-origin owner are facing a legal action for underpaying a migrant worker from India, owing him more than A$68,000. Australian regulatory authority Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced legal action against Darwin-based Om Shiva Foods Pty Ltd, trading as Wulagi Supermarket, and the company’s sole director Vinay Madasu. The regulator investigated after receiving a request for assistance from a casual retail assistant, a visa holder from India, who was employed at the supermarket between February 2020 and August 2021. An FWO inspector issued a compliance notice to Om Shiva Foods…

Damascus, Oct 6 (IANS) At least 100 people were killed in a drone attack that struck a military academy in Syria’s Homs province while a cadet graduation ceremony was underway, state media reported on Friday.Citing a statement from the General Command of the Armed Forces, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency said several drones carrying explosives targeted the academy just after the ceremony ended on Thursday afternoon, reports the BBC.The armed forces “considers this act an unprecedented criminal one, and affirms that it will respond with full force and determination to these terrorist groups wherever they are”, the statement added.In another…

Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The biggest healthcare workers’ strike in US history has entered its second day after over 75,000 workers under the banner of Kaiser Permanenta walked out of their jobs, paralysing work in hospitals across the country.The strike has hit hospitalsacross California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon as the workers are represented by a coalition of unions that comprise 40 per cent of Kaiser Permanente’s staff. Nearly 200 workers from Kaiser facilities in Virginia and Washington joined the picket lines for a single day on Wednesday as well, media reports said.The work stoppage is, however, set to end early…

Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports on the series of deaths this week in government hospitals in the state, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served a notice to the Maharashtra government seeking a detailed report, within four weeks, on the incidents, and the status of infrastructure and manpower at the affected hospitals.The NHRC will also send its Special Rapporteur P. N. Dixit to the two state-run hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to identify the causes/reasons behind the large number of deaths of patients, including several newborn infants, and submit an independent report…

London, Oct 5 (IANS) Researchers have proposed a change in the perception of plant-based food with marketing, helping men to eat more of it.Studies have shown eating more plant-based meals is better for health and the planet. But cultural preferences are significant barriers to reducing meat consumption — especially for men, who are underrepresented among vegans and vegetarians.The team from Universities of Wurzburg and Bamberg in Germany stated that eating meat is associated with masculinity, and that gender stereotypes label plant-based diets as suitable for women but not men. The study showed that while you can influence the perception of…

Kiev, Oct 5 (IANS) At least 48 people were killed in a Russian military strike in eastern Ukraine on Thursday afternoon, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said.The strike happened near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region – close to the frontlines in the Donabas region – and a grocery store in Hroza village was hit, Zelensky said on his Telegram account, sharing pictures of the area.He termed the attack a “brutal” crime.–IANSvd/vd