DHAKA -- Bangladesh has confirmed its first Nipah virus (NiV) death in 2026, with officials reporting that a woman succumbed to the brain-damaging illness after consuming raw date juice.
The case was reported in the northern Naogaon district, Sharmin Sultana, senior scientific officer at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, said Saturday. (Bangladesh-Nipah-Virus)
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NEW DELHI -- The death toll in the coal mine blast in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya rose to 27, multiple local media reports said on Saturday.
The blast took place on Thursday inside the coalmine at Mynsyngat-Thangsko in East Jaintia Hills district, about 70 km east of Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya. (India-Coal Mine-Blast)
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BANGKOK -- The Election Commission of Thailand said on Saturday that polling stations all over the Southeast Asian country are fully prepared for the Sunday general election, with security tightened across 400 constituencies.
The Thai Police have mobilized more than 126,000 officers to safeguard nearly 100,000 vote-casting locations nationwide, ensuring strict security and public order until the election process is complete or the ballot counting concludes. (Thailand-Election)
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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia's measles death toll has reached 13 after one more related death was recorded, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, 77 people remained in hospital, including nine critically ill children, the NCCD said in a statement. (Mongolia-Measles) Enditem
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