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At least four people have been killed and 78 injured by Typhoon Yagi after it made landfall in the north of the country on Saturday afternoon, Vietnamese authorities said. Yagi, described by Vietnamese meteorological officials as “one of the most powerful typhoons in the region in the past decade”, hit the Southeast Asian country after killing three people and injuring …

Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo have spent hundreds of millions of dollars for decades to increase demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries from Egypt to Pakistan. Now both brands are facing competition from local soft drinks in those countries, due to boycotts by consumers. These brands are seen as symbols of America, and by extension Israel, during the war …

WARNING: This story contains details about female genital mutilation/cutting Shamsa Sharawe was six years old when she became convinced that her family was going to kill her. “It felt so violent and so… just horrible,” she said. “I just thought, why? If you’re not trying to end my life, why would you do this?” In a TikTok video that has …

Nearly 12 percent of herbal samples tested failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters from tests by Indian authorities after several countries took action over contamination risks in two popular brands. India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority has been conducting inspections, sampling and testing on mixed spice blends after Hong Kong suspended the sale …

Canada has ambitious goals for post-pandemic tourism and has developed a new strategy to achieve them. However, experts say these goals will be difficult to achieve due to geopolitical challenges, the cost of travel in the country and climate change. Canada is aiming to return to the world’s top 10 tourist destinations after slipping to 13th place on the World …

As it happens6:42When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study Vultures may not be the most popular animals in the world, but the work they do is essential to human life, a new study finds. New research attributes the 500,000 human deaths in India over five years in the early 2000s to a decline in the …

Every year, invasive insects gnaw on Canadian farms, gardens and wild plants, spreading disease and disrupting ecosystems. But tiny wasps that lay eggs that burst into invasive insects could potentially help berry growers in British Columbia protect their crops. “It’s like nature is giving us a free service to help control crop pests,” said Paul Abram, a researcher with Agriculture …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed two additional cases of bird flu in poultry farmers in Colorado on Friday. Last week, Colorado reported four confirmed infections with H5N1 avian influenza and the status of a fifth suspected case was mapped. The two new cases occurred among poultry workers who were exposed to infected poultry during culling and …

More than 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction, 1,000 more than last year, according to an international conservation organization. The organization blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activities such as illegal trade and infrastructure expansion. The International Union for Conservation of Nature released its latest Red List of Threatened Species on Thursday. The list, now in …