BBC – A McDonald’s sandwich has been making people sick in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). E. coli, a type of bacteria that can cause serious stomach problems, has been found in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder sandwiches, the CDC announced on Tuesday. So far, the CDC has recorded 49 cases of illness across 10 …
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Women walk past floods caused by heavy rainfall in Tagounite, Zagora, southern Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP) Meteorologists had predicted that a rare deluge could strike North Africa’s Sahara Desert, where many areas receive less than an inch of rain a year RABAT, Morocco: Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding …
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Although plans are initially underway for transporting pilgrims, Saudia has plans to use the aircraft for a number of destinations in the kingdom. Saudia plans to purchase 100 eVTOL aircraft for the air taxi service [Getty] Pilgrims visiting Mecca will soon be able to travel from Jeddah to the Muslim holy city by air taxi, Saudia, formally Saudi Arabian Airlines, has revealed. The Saudi …
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Those who break the law – which forbids publicly burning, tearing or defiling holy texts – risk a fine or up to two years in prison. Activists take part in a demonstration in Karachi on July 9, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world [File: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP] …
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The booksellers of Baghdad’s Mutanabbi Street have faced invasion and bombings, two decades on from the war in Iraq. A statue of Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi stands on the banks of the Tigris, gesturing towards the water to people walking down the street named after him [Abdulrahman Zeyad/Al Jazeera] Baghdad, Iraq – Haj Mohammed al-Khashali has outlived four sons and one grandson, …
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Some cleanup efforts have begun but forecasters warn more rain is on the way. A cleanup is under way in parts of Malaysia after days of rain-triggered flooding forced thousands from their homes and killed at least four people. Nearly 50,000 people had been affected by the floods as of Monday morning at 8am (00:00 GMT), state news agency Bernama …
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