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Elderly riders bear brunt of rising New York City subway attacks
Attacks on elderly straphangers are fuelling a spike in felony assaults within the New York City subway system, New York Police Department’s transit chief Joseph…
In an era of extreme summers, it’s time to look beyond air conditioning
The Labour Department recently upgraded its Heat Stress at Work Warning system, making it easier for higher-tier alerts to be sent out, so that employers…
Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case
An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case, official media…
2 pilots killed after Greek air force plane crashes at annual air show
A Greek air force plane crashed at an air show north of Athens on Saturday, killing the two pilots, officials said, as thousands of people…
US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest
The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behaviour an “act of terror”…