Man bitten by rattlesnake in California required 54 vials of antivenom to survive

A routine visit to his parents’ home in California turned into a life-threatening medical emergency for an Idaho man after he was bitten by a rattlesnake and ultimately required 54 vials of antivenom—an exceptionally rare amount—to survive.According to SFGATE, Chris Howarth was visiting family in Oroville, Northern California, in May when he stepped into the…

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Jaishankar Declares Indus Waters Treaty ‘Still On Hold’ As Pak ‘Pleads’ After Op Sindoor

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has made it clear that the Indus Waters Treaty continues to remain in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack until Pakistan acts against cross-border terrorism. His comments come after Pakistan pleaded India to rethink its decision to put the treaty on hold. The secretary of Pakistan’s Water Ministry reportedly wrote…

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Convicted paedophile cleared to run family‑friendly Sydney apartment blocks

The NSW government has authorised a convicted paedophile to manage nearly a dozen apartment buildings across Sydney, including those popular with young families. Jeffrey Stanley Rosenstrauss was granted a strata management and real estate licence despite disclosing his crimes to the regulator, which included horrific attacks on a schoolgirl in the 1970s and 80s. The…

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Massachusetts city with large Cape Verdean community sets curfew ahead of World Cup match

BOSTON — A Massachusetts city home to one of the nation’s largest Cape Verdean communities will impose a nighttime curfew ahead of Cape Verde’s World Cup match Friday after police said recent postgame celebrations were marred by shootings, stabbings and other violence, prompting city officials to request National Guard assistance. Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues announced…

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