LOS ANGELES -- The recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula in the United States has been expanded to include all products, as infant botulism cases continued to rise across multiple states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As of Monday, 15 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism had been reported from 12 states, according to an update from the CDC's official website, while laboratory confirmation is still underway for several cases. (U.S.-Infant Botulism-Outbreak)
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GAZA -- Gaza's Civil Defense said Tuesday that its teams recovered 20 bodies from the area of the Sheikh Radwan Clinic in Gaza City.
It said in a press statement that the bodies were found buried randomly within the clinic's perimeter, and most of them are unidentified. The statement added that search operations are continuing for others reported missing in the area. (Gaza-Bodies-Recovery)
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TUNIS -- The World Bank said Tuesday that it has signed a 430-million-U.S. dollar financing agreement with Tunisia to support the country's transition to cleaner and more reliable energy under a five-year initiative.
The funding, which includes 30 million dollars in concessional financing, will be implemented under the Tunisia Energy Reliability, Efficiency, and Governance Improvement Program, which aims to strengthen the national electricity utility, promote renewable energy, and enhance energy sector governance, it said in a statement. (Tunisia-World Bank-Energy Deal)
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MOSCOW -- Forty-three people were injured in the collapse of a wooden structure during a funeral in Russia's Chechnya, the regional ministry of health said Tuesday.
The regional administration said that the collapse involved a temporary wooden structure installed above a basement space at a private house during the funeral. (Russia-Chechnya-Structure Collapse) Enditem
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