About 500 people evacuate homes in S.Korea's shantytown fire

Jan 20,2023
About 500 people evacuated their homes on Friday morning in a fire that broke out in Guryong Village, called the last remaining shantytown in the South Korean capital Seoul, according to Yonhap news agency.
Bolivian region declares red alert for dengue fever
Jan 20
Health authorities in the eastern Bolivian department of Santa Cruz on Thursday declared a "red alert" for dengue fever due to an alarming rise in cases and four deaths from the disease this year.
Data suggests COVID-19 still leading cause of death in U.S. in 2022: media
Jan 20
Early data suggests COVID-19 was still a leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, CNN said in a recent report.
Search continues after Tibet avalanche kills 8
Jan 19

New Zealand PM to resign next month
Jan 19

School opens in Indonesia to train workers for Japan
Jan 19

Mexico sees "slight rise" in COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations: authorities
Jan 18