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salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products has caused at least two fatalities and severe illness in dozens of individuals, prompting heightened concern from leading US health authorities, according to a Fox report. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 99 cases of illness, with 45 hospitalizations and two confirmed deaths. The outbreak has expanded to 32 states and Canada, with new cases emerging in 17 additional states. The latest onset date recorded was November 10. Consuming food contaminated with salmonella can lead to food poisoning within 12 to 72 hours, resulting in symptoms lasting 4 to 7 days. These symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Severe infections are more likely in individuals with weakened immune systems, the elderly, and children under five years of age. Individuals experiencing symptoms are advised to contact their healthcare provider to report their symptoms and seek appropriate care. US health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week. The US Food and Drug Administration's original recall included Malichita brand whole cantaloupe, Vinyard brand pre-cut cantaloupe and ALDI whole cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products. Rudy brand whole cantaloupes and Freshness Guaranteed brand and RaceTrac brand pre-cut cantaloupes joined the list Friday. Health officials say anyone who bought the recalled fruits should throw them away and wash surfaces that touched them with hot, soapy water or in a dishwasher.

World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns over the country reporting "clusters of pneumonia in children". If not a new virus, then what is causing respiratory infections in northern China? China's National Health Commission spokesperson said on Sunday that acute respiratory diseases continue to rise in the country and that it is being caused by the flu and other known pathogen.

Mint analysis of 3,559 BSE-listed companies showed that their combined bottomline had soared: aggregate net profit grew nearly 36% year-on-year (y-o-y), as compared with a 32% rise in the June quarter. On the flip side, topline growth has been slowing for five quarters, tapering off to low single digits in the September quarter. That growth, too, was courtesy banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) firms.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), during its board meeting on Saturday, made several decisions, including those related to fractional ownership, with the overarching goal of protecting the interests of investors.

Union health ministry has asked the states and Union Territories (UTs) to closely monitor trends of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), following reports indicating a surge in respiratory illness among children in northern China. It also reviewed the preparedness against respiratory illnesses across the country. Union health secretary Sudhansh Pant advised the states and UTs to “immediately” review public health and hospital preparedness measures, including availability of hospital beds, drugs and vaccines for influenza, medical oxygen, antibiotics, personal protective equipment, testing kits and reagents, functionality of oxygen plants and ventilators, and infection control practices in health facilities. The health ministry said it is “closely monitoring” the situation and that there is “no need for any alarm”. States and Union Territories have also been advised to implement ‘Operational guidelines for revised surveillance strategy in the context of Covid-19’ shared earlier this year which provides for integrated surveillance of respiratory pathogens, it said. They have also been asked to ensure that the spread of ILI and SARI be closely monitored by the district and state surveillance units of Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), particularly among children and adolescents.

public health situation in China, the health ministry has taken a proactive stance, deciding to review preparedness measures against respiratory illnesses. The ministry has advised all States and Union Territories (UTs) to promptly assess public health and hospital preparedness and implement the 'Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of COVID-19.' Given the evolving situation, the ministry underscores the importance of closely monitoring trends related to Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) at the district and state levels.

Mumbai, where state Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, ministers Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Deepak Kesarkar, city police chief Vivek Phansalkar and other senior officials were also present. Family members of the policemen, who lost their lives during the November 2008 attacks, also paid tributes to the martyrs. The governor met the family members of those who died in the attacks. Personnel of the National Security Guard, Mumbai police and Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede participated in a candle and flag march held at the Gateway of India, opposite the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the terror attack sites. Rotary Club members and students of the Mithibhai College joined the march held in remembrance of the martyrs. On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists arrived by the sea route and opened indiscriminate firing, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others, besides damaging property worth crores of rupees. The then Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Army Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Mumbai's additional police commissioner Ashok Kamte and senior police inspector Vijay Salaskar were among those killed in the attacks. The attacks began on November 26, 2008 and lasted until November 29. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Nariman House Jewish community centre were some of the places targeted by the terrorists. Nine terrorists were later killed by the security forces. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who was captured alive.

mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, even as it underlined that there is “no need for alarm". “All States and Union Territories are advised to implement ‘Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of COVID-19’," it said in a media release.

HAMAS murdered and kidnapped 1,400 people on October 7th it triggered the biggest Middle East crisis in a decade and a brutal war in Gaza. On November 24th a small number of the roughly 240 captives tasted freedom again amid a four-day truce in the fighting. Israeli officials confirmed that 13 Israeli hostages had been handed over to the Red Cross; the authorities in Qatar said another 11 captives, ten holding Thai passports and one from the Philippines, were being released.

stampede during a Kerala campus fest claimed the lives of four students and left over 50 others injured. Taking place just before singer Nikhita Gandhi's performance at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), the incident unfolded amidst a sudden downpour. Reports indicate that a single entry and exit gate were being used, allowing pass holders in batches, while a substantial crowd gathered outside the open-air auditorium.

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26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Bais and Shinde offered floral tributes at the martyrs' memorial located within the Police Commissioner Office premises in South Mumbai. Senior police officials and family members of the fallen policemen also paid their respects to the martyrs.

Kerala: Stampede during Nikhita Gandhi concert at Cochin varsity kills 4 The singer expressed her heartbreak and devastation in a Facebook post. She said that the incident took place before she could even leave for the venue for the performance. In a Facebook post, she wrote, “No words are possibly enough to express this profound grief.

stampede during a music tech festival at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). The incident has sparked immediate action from Kerala's Higher Education Minister R Bindu, who has called for detailed inquiry reports from the Principal Secretary of Higher Education and the university's Vice Chancellor. The stampede occurred on a Saturday evening, resulting in the tragic loss of four lives and leaving over 50 individuals injured, some critically.

Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging a scam in the purchase of PPE kits and other medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Taking to his official handle on social media platform X, Adhikari shared a detailed post informing that he had written to the director, ED, principal director general of the Income Tax Department and secretary, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, seeking an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits. «A huge financial scam was executed in WB during the Covid Pandemic period, with regard to the purchase of PPE kits and other medical equipment by the WB Health Department.

shopping mall in Pakistan’s commercial capital of Karachi, officials said. More than 60 people were inside the mall when the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the six-storey building in the southern port city. “Our rescue workers have taken 11 dead bodies to hospitals so far,” said Shahid Hussain, a spokesman for the Chippa welfare organisation, which runs a rescue service. He said 35 people were injured, with seven of them in serious condition.

Gaza, as a pause in fighting allows aid to enter the besieged coastal territory. Another 200 trucks had been dispatched to the Gaza Strip from Nitzana, Israel, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement, with 187 of them having made it past the border by the early evening local time. Eleven ambulances, three coaches and a flatbed were delivered to Al-Shifa hospital, which had seen heavy fighting in recent days, «to assist with evacuations,» the statement said. «The longer the pause lasts, the more aid humanitarian agencies will be able to send in and across Gaza,» it added, thanking the Palestinian and Egyptian Red Crescent groups. The day prior, when a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas began in order to facilitate the hostage and prisoner exchange, a total of 137 trucks had delivered aid in Gaza, according to the UN. «We welcome the release of more hostages today and renew our call for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,» the OCHA said. «And we hope the release of more Palestinian detainees brings relief to their families and loved ones.» Exchanges continued into early Sunday, local time, with Hamas expected to free a total of 50 hostages during the four-day truce in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, under an agreement brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States. Hamas fighters snatched around 240 people when they broke through Gaza's militarized border with Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 Israelis and foreigners, according to Israeli authorities. Following the deadliest attack in its history, Israel launched an air, artillery and naval bombardment alongside a ground offensive to destroy Hamas, killing nearly 15,000 people,

PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Reuters) — Released with her mother and little sister after almost 50 days in captivity in Gaza, four-year-old Raz Asher sits in her father's arms on a hospital bed in Israel.

(Reuters) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was attacked in a prison in Arizona, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed on Saturday.

By Bassam Masoud and Maayan Lubell

A string of fruit-related recalls have been issued in Canada over the past couple of months amid an outbreak of salmonella infections across the country.