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A tragic case from the UK has reignited conversations around food allergy protocols in schools across the world. Five-year-old Benedict Blythe, who had known allergies to milk, eggs, kiwi and nuts, died on December 21, 2021 after what his mother called “a cascade of failures,” including exposure to cow’s milk and a delay in receiving emergency treatment. After a thorough investigation, a UK inquest determined the probable cause of death was “the ingestion of cow’s milk protein, most probably from his own receptacle during break time,” suggesting that Benedict may have been mistakenly served another child’s milk, according to the BBC.…

ShimlaJul 11, 2025 19:21 IST First published on: Jul 11, 2025 at 19:21 IST Share Actor-turned-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s brief, one-day visit to cloudburst-affected areas of her parliamentary constituency of Mandi earlier this week has left a section of the state BJP in an uncomfortable position, providing fresh ammunition to the Congress. Ranaut has been accused of being an absent MP, with Congress leaders saying she was not bothered about the problems in the flood-hit region. On July 6, Ranaut stated that relief and restoration work was the responsibility of the Congress-led state government. “As an MP, I can only…

When M. Sreeshankar suffered a patellar tendon rupture in April last year, many feared that it would finish his sparkling long jump career. Even the doctors in the country were not optimistic.“Almost every doctor in India, probably the best doctors, said, ‘We’ll make you in such a way that you’ll walk again’. The injury was that bad. My tendon got cut completely and a part of a bone was also chipped off,” the Asian Games silver medallist told The Hindu.On the mendSreeshankar flew to Doha for knee surgery at the Aspetar hospital, where some of the world’s best athletes, including…

The Pentagon on Friday (July 11, 2025) acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault. | Photo Credit: AP The Pentagon on Friday (July 11, 2025) acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault.The statement from Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell follows The Associated Press publishing satellite images on Friday (July 11, 2025) showing damage from the attack.Mr. Parnell said the strike “did minimal damage…

A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center hide caption toggle caption Garment Worker Center A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center What people might picture when they think of “Made in America” … might not look like the “Made in America” we have today.The U.S. does have a domestic manufacturing industry, including a garment manufacturing industry. In today’s episode: We buy a garment made by factory workers in the U.S. – a basic purple sports bra – and learn how many people it took to make it, how much workers got paid to work on it…

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., questions witnesses during a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing on Feb. 12, 2025, on Capitol Hill. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP The new top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform committee is ready for a fight. “I think I got elected because I am aggressive,” Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said in an interview. “I think that we’ve got to be fighters in this moment.” In June, House Democrats picked Garcia, a sophomore congressman, over several more senior colleagues to lead their party on the committee. At 47, the California…

Not playing Test cricket for the last four-and-a-half years, it took Jofra Archer just two deliveries to come up with an unplayable ball. That smooth as Rolls Royce run-up hadn’t changed, the easy approach to the crease was in place and he could also perfectly pitch a 90 mph out-swinger on the legs of a left-hander and square him up.Yashasvi Jaiswal could only do what even the best of batsmen manage on such balls—edge it into the hands of slips. Lord’s erupted, Jofra was back. The England team was delighted. They had got back their old trusted weapon and it…

United States President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs of 50 percent on Brazilian imports could drive up beef prices for US consumers. Unless the White House delays or reverses course, the tariffs are set to take effect on August 1. After China, the US is the second-largest importer of Brazilian beef. Brazil is currently the fifth-largest source of foreign beef for the US, and its share has grown in the past year, accounting for 21 percent of all US beef imports. That surge has been driven by domestic supply challenges, including widespread droughts and rising grain costs. In fact, imports…

Al Jazeera’s Urooba Jamal visited Potocari as a burial of recently identified Srebrenica genocide victims took place.

A civilian court of appeals says ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin ‘had full legal authority’ to withdraw the plea agreement.Washington, DC – An appeals court in the United States has validated the decision of former Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin to withdraw a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the US in 2001. A panel of judges at the Washington, DC-based federal court of appeals ruled on Friday that Austin “had full legal authority” to revoke the plea agreement for Mohammed and two other defendants. That deal would have spared Mohammed the possibility of the…