At least 49 people have been killed, and 75 injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip over the past day, the Gaza Strip's Health Ministry said on Mon-day. 

"Over the last 24 hours, the Israeli occupation carried out three mass killings of families in the Gaza Strip. Hospitals received 49 fatalities and 75 injured individuals," the statement read. 

Overall, since the escalation of the conflict in October 2023, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 45,854, with more than 109,000 people wounded, the ministry added.

Antimicrobial resistance could claim 40 million lives by 2050 if left unchecked, UK Special Envoy on AMR and England’s former chief medical officer, Sally Davies, told the Observer on Sunday.

Antimicrobial resistance(AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses and other types of germs become stronger than the medications used to treat them – creating so-called “superbugs. ”As a result, targeted infections become difficult or impossible to treat.

A total of 1,607 industries have been registered with the Small- Scale Industries Department under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development at the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April.

Registered small-scale industries are classified into 13 business types including food, garment, consumer goods, house-hold goods, printing, mineral, agriculture and equipment-related businesses. 

THE United States’ top government doctor on Friday called for health warnings on alcoholic drinks to highlight that they cause cancer and urged a reassessment of daily consumption limits due to the risks.
Surgeon-General Vivek Murthy said that the connection between alcohol and cancer has been known since the 1980s, with mounting evidence reinforcing the dangers. Yet, mandatory warning labels fail to address the health threat.

A US federal judge in NewJersey on Friday dismissed a last-minute attempt to block New York City’s congestion pricing plan, allowing it to take effect Sunday.
The decision means that starting from Sunday, drivers entering Manhattan below the 60th Street during peak hours will face a congestion fee of nine US dollars.

Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman recognized as the world's oldest person, has died of old age in western Japan, according to local authorities.

Itooka died on December 29 in a nursing home for the elderly in the city of Ashiya where she resided, the city government in Hyogo Prefecture said Saturday.

Born on May 23, 1908, Itooka became the oldest living person in Japan in December 2023 following the death of FusaTat-sumi, a 116-year-old in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, a Hyogo neighbor.

California's egg prices have continued to rise due to ongoing outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or bird flu, according to a latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

According to the report released Friday, the benchmark price for a dozen large shell eggs in the Golden State rose 0.78 U.S. dollars to 8.97 dollars, while in Southern California, the whole-sale price for a dozen jumbo eggs averaged 8.91 to 9.10 dollars.

A dinner in honour of the 77th Anniversary of Independence Day hosted by State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing and his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla took place in conjunction with the honourary entertainment ceremony at the lawns of the SAC Chairman Office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday evening.
SAC Vice-Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Thiri Pyanchi Maha Thray Sithu Soe Win and his wife Daw Than Than Nwe, Union ministers and their wives welcomed the guests.

A total of 1,189 acres of onions have been planted in this year winter crops planting season in Monywa District, Sagaing Region, according to statistics from Department of Agriculture for Monywa District.

During the 2024-2025 winter crops planting season, 11,250 acres of onions are planned to be planted in Monywa District, and since October this year, 1,189 acres have been planted.

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