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Ottawa, Aug 30 (IANS) Canadian farmers are projected to produce less wheat, canola, barley and oats in 2023, according to recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data, the national statistical agency said.Statistics Canada said that decreased production for most crops was driven by lower yields because of dry conditions in western Canada across much of the Prairies, reports Xinhua news agency.Wheat production is projected to decrease by 14.2 per cent year over year to 29.5 million tonnes in 2023. The yields are expected to fall by 18.6 per cent to 41.2 bushels per acre, offsetting higher anticipated…

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) At least 11 people were hospitalised for injuries they received due to severe turbulence on board a Delta flight travelling from Milan to Atlanta, an airline spokesperson said.The spokesperson told CNN that the flight on Tuesday was carrying 151 passengers and 14 crew members.The 11 people injured include crew members and passengers.“Delta Care Team members are mobilising to connect with customers on Delta Flight 175 that experienced severe turbulence before landing safely in Atlanta Tuesday,” the spokesperson told CNN.According to the US Federal Aviation Agency, the flight was located about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson…

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Women suffer worse outcomes when diagnosed with and treated for cardiac issues, the number one killer in the world, according to an analysis of 15 studies from 50 countries, including India.The analysis, published in the peer-reviewed journal “Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology”, showed that when women experience heart issues, they may suffer more than the typical chest pain. Symptoms such as vomiting, jaw pain and abdominal pain are also common. If these symptoms are missed by doctors or by the patients themselves, diagnosis and treatments are delayed. “We found stunning differences between men and women…

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Sleep is a critical part of a child’s overall health, but it can also be an important factor in the way they behave, according to a study. Researchers from the Youth Development Institute at University of Georgia, US, getting enough sleep can help children combat the effects of stressful environments. “Stressful environments are shown to make adolescents seek immediate rewards rather than delayed rewards, but there are also adolescents who are in stressful environments who are not impulsive,” said lead author Linhao Zhang, a fourth-year doctoral student in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences.…

Libreville, Aug 30 (IANS) Gabonese military officers have cancelled election results and dissolved state institutions, claiming that they have taken power, just hours after the country’s poll body had announced that President Ali Bongo Ondimba was re-elected for a third term, local media reported on Wednesday.The Central African nation’s borders have been closed until further notice, Xinhua news agency quoted the reports as saying.The local media added that gunfire was heard in the capital Libreville.The officers said that the general election was not credible and the results stoodannulled.Shortly before the coup announcement, the electoral commission had said that Ondimba from…

Helsinki, Aug 30 (IANS) Finland’s economy is projected to enter a moderate recession within the next 12 months, according to a recent forecast.In its forecast, the OP Financial Group (OP), one of the largest financial companies in Finland, said Scandinavian country’s economy is expected to contract by 0.3 per cent in 2023 and remain stagnant in 2024, reports Xinhua news agency.OP Financial Group is made up of 106 OP cooperative banks and the central cooperative which they own, including its subsidiaries and affiliated entities. Its previous forecast predicted economy to grow by 0.3 per cent in 2024.In a statement on…

Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Amid the ongoing protests across Pakistan against inflated power bills, a man committed suicide after failing to pay a 40,000 PKR electricity bill, the second such incident this week, the media reported on Wednesday.The family of Muhammad Hamza (35), from Dijkot city in Punjab province, told police that he was already at his wits’ end due to financial constraints and the exorbitant electricity bill led him to take the drastic step, Dawn news reported.When he could not pay his bill, he shot himself dead.However, Dijkot police said an investigation would be carried out into the incident…

Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) China’s National Meteorological Centre (NMC) on Wednesday renewed a yellow alert for typhoon Saola, which is expected to bring gales and heavy rain to the country’s eastern and southern coastal regions.In its latest update, the NMC said thatSaola was moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 10 km per hour, and is expected to move into the northeast waters of the South China Sea on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.It is likely to make landfall on the coast somewhere in an area stretching from southern Fujian to eastern Guangdong…

Canberra, Aug 30 (IANS) Remains of the three US Marines killed in a helicopter crash on an island off Australia’s north coast have been recovered, the US Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) said in a statement on Wednesday.The MRF-D statement said the remains have been transported to Darwin, capital of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), reports Xinhua news agency.Corporal Spencer R. Collart (21), Captain Eleanor V. LeBeau (29) and Major Tobin J. Lewis (37) were among 23 Marines on board the MV-22B Osprey when it crashed on Melville Island around 9.30 a.m. on Sunday during a training exercise.Collart was the Osprey…

Canberra, Aug 30 (IANS) Australians will vote in a historic referendum on October 14 to decide whether to enact an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday.Announcing the poll date at a rally in Adelaide, Prime Minister Albanese called the vote “a once-in-a-generation chance to bring our country together and to change it for the better”, the BBC reported.”The Voice will be… a committee of Indigenous Australians, chosen by Indigenous Australians, giving advice to government so that we can get a better result for Indigenous Australians,” he said.”You’re being asked to vote for an idea, to…