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Parents of Muo Lisa and her male cousin were doing farm work when the two-year-olds came across unexploded ordinanceA grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two toddlers when it blew up near their homes in rural Cambodia, officials said.The accident happened on Saturday in Siem Reap province’s Svay Leu district, where there had been heavy fighting in the 1980s and 90s between Cambodian government soldiers and rebel guerrillas from the communist Khmer Rouge. The group had been ousted from power in 1979. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/22/two-toddlers-in-cambodia-killed-by-decades-old-grenade-that-detonated Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-22

The pontiff is in hospital for a complex lung infection and has been given high flows of oxygen and blood transfusionsThe Vatican has said Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.Francis has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/22/pope-francis-now-in-a-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-22 18:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Appearance comes after chaotic week with mass layoffs of federal workers and Trump’s ire directed at Ukraine leaderDonald Trump’s administration has shut down a national database documenting police misconduct.The Guardian’s Gloria Oladipo reports: Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/22/us-live-blog-politics-donald-trump Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-02-22 18:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An independent standards authority says the industry must learn from recent scandals and create safer working environmentsNew guidelines will be issued this week for the UK’s creative industries after a series of scandals including reports of inappropriate behaviour by Gregg Wallace and Gino d’Acampo, and bullying allegations on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) will set new standards with the aim of stamping out bullying, harassment and discrimination, and address “power imbalances”. The guidelines call on organisations to create reporting mechanisms and ways to learn from previous scandals, as well as safe and inclusive working