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Makkah: At least 14 Jordanians have been reported dead and 17 others missing during the ongoing Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made on Sunday, June 16, by …
At least 14 people from Jordan have died in extreme heat during the Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Sunday. A further 17 people are missing, the …
Photo: SPA Intense temperatures across the holy sites in Makkah in Saudi Arabia during the current Haj season led to deaths among pilgrims from various Arab countries due to heatstroke. …
Thailand’s northeast – the agricultural heartland – saw the highest number of deaths, the ministry said. Scientists have long warned human-induced climate change will produce more frequent, longer and more …
Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year. City authorities in Bangkok gave an …
Hundreds of schools in the Philippines, including dozens in the capital Manila, suspended in-person classes on Tuesday due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said. The country’s heat index …
A man in China has been hit by dizziness, headaches and nausea nearly 15 years after he ate raw snake gallbladders and drank medicinal wine soaked in raw snake skin. …
Lee had previously been diagnosed with cerebral oedema on May 10 – just two months before his death – after he collapsed at a film studio and was in critical …