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SEOUL — A knife darting out in a packed subway car. An assailant, chasing shoppers, stabbing wildly in the street.These nightmares have played out in the minds of many South Koreans following a mass stabbing attack last week — the country’s second in as many weeks.On July 21, a man attacked commuters in the capital, killing one person and stabbing three more at a subway station. He later told police he lived a miserable life and “wanted to make others miserable too”.Then, on Aug. 3, 14 people were injured in Seongnam, southeast of Seoul, when a man rammed his car into pedestrians near a subway stop, and then ran into a department store, where he stabbed nine people. One woman died later from her injuries.The second attacker, Choi Won-jong, 22, was a delivery driver and...
August 13, 2023
South Korea grapples with back-to-back ‘Mudjima’ stabbings
August 12, 2023
Pakistan president approves appointment of Kakar as caretaker PM
DHAKA — A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, calling for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure such as using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothes.The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June, has seen a total of 69,483 confirmed cases and 327 related deaths between Jan. 1 and 7 Aug. 7, with a case fatality rate of 0.47 percent, according to the UN health agency. The cases were reported from all 64 districts in the country.In July alone, 43,854 cases and 204 deaths were reported, accounting for 63 percent of the total cases and 62 percent of the deaths. The sharp increase in numbers is unprecedented compared to the past five years,...
August 12, 2023
WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh
August 11, 2023
Modi wins no-trust vote over India ethnic violence
August 11, 2023
Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India
August 10, 2023
17 dead after Rohingya boat from Myanmar capsizes on the way to Malaysia
August 10, 2023
Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to ‘gird for war’
August 10, 2023
Elephant Whisperers: Indian couple in Oscar-winning documentary sue film's makers
August 10, 2023
India's gig workers see hope in new state law
August 10, 2023
Philippine police face charges over teen shooting in Manila
