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Angry squirrel aggressively attacking residents of Queens neighborhood

Residents of a Queens neighborhood are dealing with a squirrely threat.

Care home installs glass pods so residents can see family and friends

A care home has come up with an ingenious solution to enable residents to see their friends and family while self-isolating.

Dedicated care home workers in UK are sleeping in a tent in the garden to protect residents

Dedicated workers are sleeping in tents in the garden of a care home to protect their residents from catching coronavirus.

Iraq declares curfew in Baghdad to protect residents

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has declared a curfew in the capital, Baghdad, until further notice as protests continue against alleged economic problems.

S. African residents take steel company to SAHRC for 'polluting our air'

Residents of Kuils River in Western Cape, who insist that nearby steel company has been polluting their air, have taken their complaints to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

Few foreign residents aware of public nursing care plan; more expected to tap it as Japan grays

The number of foreign people living and retiring in Japan is expected to increase following the overhaul of the nation’s immigration control law in April, which will introduce new types of working visas.

More than a million UK residents live in 'food deserts', says study

More than a million people in the UK live in ‘food deserts’ — neighborhoods where poverty, poor public transport and a dearth of big supermarkets severely limit access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables, a study claimed.

Asian residents exposed to nine times more air pollution than Americans or Europeans

According to the World Health Organization, about 88 percent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries in Asia can be attributed to air pollution.

Residents of Yemen’s Socotra Island protest UAE troop deployment

Yemeni people have staged a protest to vent their outrage at the United Arab Arab Emirates for deploying military forces to the strategic Socotra Island.

UK care home residents signing contracts which could see them kicked out within 24 hours

Care home residents are unwittingly signing contracts which could see them kicked out within 24 hours, Which? — the Consumers' Association, a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, which is based in the UK — has found.

20% of Hong Kong residents live in poverty

A record number of Hong Kong residents live in poverty, with one fifth of the population falling below the poverty line despite economic growth, according to new government figures.

6.2 magnitude quake shakes western Turkey, Greek island

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, scaring residents and damaging buildings.

Police officers speak less respectfully to black residents than to white

The first systematic analysis of police body camera footage shows that officers consistently use less respectful language with black community members than with white community members, according to new Stanford research.

Residents warned of catastrophic dam failure in northern Syria

Members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have ordered the residents of their major urban stronghold in Syria to immediately evacuate the city of Raqqah, warning of imminent flash floods that could submerge countless settlements on the banks of Euphrates River due to failure in Tabqa Dam.

Northern China residents complain as smog alert enters fifth day

Northern China was shrouded in smog for a fifth straight day on Wednesday as citizens complained that the state's emergency measures were still not being implemented properly.