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Seoul, July 10 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend his insurrection trial on Thursday following his arrest hours earlier over his failed attempt to impose martial law.Yoon's lawyers submitted a written reason for absence to the Seoul Central District Court shortly before the 10th hearing of the trial was scheduled to begin.The bench said at the start of the hearing that the defendant had cited health reasons. It was the first time Yoon was absent from the trial.The former president is in custody at the Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang, just south of the capital, after the same court issued a warrant early Thursday to arrest him over charges related to his martial law bid, including alleged illegalities in calling only a few Cabinet members to a meeting held be...

Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS) The number of measles cases in the United States has hit the highest level in more than 30 years, according to the data released by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).A total of 1,288 measles cases have been confirmed in the country, with 13 per cent of cases hospitalised, so far in 2025, making it the worst year since 1992, when 2,126 cases were confirmed.The cases were reported across 38 states nationwide, with 753 in Texas alone, according to the CDC.There have been 27 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 88 per cent of confirmed cases are outbreak-associated, said the CDC, adding that 92 per cent of these cases are either unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.The airborne, extremely infectious and potentially severe rash illness ...

Jerusalem, July 10 (IANS) The Israeli military said it has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel in the early hours of Thursday, after air raid sirens sounded in several areas, including Tel Aviv. Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said it had received no reports of injuries.There was no immediate comment from the Houthi forces.The missile launch came days after large-scale Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeting Houthi-controlled sites, including three Red Sea ports, a power station and a ship.Israel has conducted multiple strikes on key ports and infrastructure in Yemen in recent months, as the Houthis continue to fire missiles toward Israel, saying their attacks are an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, Xinhua news agency reported.Earlier on July 7, Y...

Phnom Penh, July 10 (IANS) Cambodia reported about 7,000 dengue fever cases in the first half of 2025, similar to the number of cases during the same period last year, a health official said on Thursday.However, the death toll from the disease dropped to 15 during the January-June period this year from 23 in the same period last year, said Huy Rekol, director of the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control."All the patients who died so far this year were children," he told Xinhua news agency."The deaths occurred because the parents or legal guardians had sent their sick children to the hospital late."He said parents or legal guardians should take their sick children to health centres or state hospitals within 48 hours if they suspect their children are infected with...

Seoul, July 10 (IANS) The number of heat-related illness cases is rising in South Korea at the fastest pace on record this summer amid scorching heat, health authorities said Thursday, urging vulnerable groups to take extra precautions.A total of 1,228 patients have visited emergency rooms for heat-related conditions as of Wednesday since mid-May, when authorities launched the heat-related illness surveillance system, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).It marked the earliest time since the monitoring system began in 2011 that the number of cases has surpassed 1,000. Of these patients, eight have died.Compared with the same period last year, the number of patients has increased about 2.5 times, while the number of deaths nearly tripled from three.The growth ...