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Saudi Arabia Underscores Principles of Dialogue, Coexistence

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday the Kingdom’s stance that calls for spreading the principles of dialogue, tolerance and coexistence and shunning hatred and extremism. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh. The ministers reviewed the latest regional…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO urges immediate action after cough syrup deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan

Last year, almost 300 children in Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan died of acute kidney injury

Livemint

Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia review – living lute songs of love and war

Stories of survival and self-expression suffuse this anthology exploring the ekonting, the three-string gourd instrument

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Gambian vice president dies of illness, president says

Gambia's Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup

Some 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia and cases also reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera

Frances Foord obituary

Other lives: Midwife who spent 26 years in the Gambia before focusing on postnatal care in London

The Guardian - UK

Gambians Government Says Fugitive Soldier Who Backed Coup Plot Has Fled Abroad

The Gambian government is prosecuting several lower ranking members of the Gambian military for the crime.

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Gateways for action on Myanmar crisis

The coup in Myanmar in 2021 brought back to power a junta-based regime and compounded grave violations, adding fuel to a recurrent crisis. A constructive gateway for action in December 2022 was thus the adoption of the UN Security Council (SC) Resolution 2669, the first substantive resolution highlighting urgently needed…

Bangkok Post

Gambia charges eight soldiers over foiled coup

Gambia charged eight soldiers with treason and conspiracy on Friday for their role in a foiled coup last month, the government said in a statement.

Reuters

Kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh bucks West Africa gender trend

The kora – a stringed instrument that combines the features of a lute and a harp – is traditionally reserved for men in West Africa, but that hasn't stopped British-Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh from carving out her own place alongside its greatest players.

Radio France Internationale

India Probes Uzbekistan Claim That 18 Kids Killed by Cough Syrup

India is investigating claims made by Uzbekistan’s government that 18 children died after ingesting a cough syrup brand made in the South Asian nation just two months after a similar tragedy was reported in Gambia.

Bloomberg

Cough Syrup Deaths: Congress Links Gambia Incident With Uzbekistan, BJP Hits Back

The death of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly after having cough syrup manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical firm. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

After Gambia, death of 18 children linked to Indian-made cough syrup in Uzbekistan

The ministry said 18 out of 21 children who took the Doc-1 Max syrup while suffering from an acute respiratory disease died after consuming it. The cough syrup manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd.

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Drug Inspection Drive: Show cause notice sent to some Himachal's Pharma firms

Drug inspection drive: The recent controversy involving Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s cough syrup, which was linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia, sparked concerns about the quality of Indian drugs.

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Reuters

India inspects drug factories as Gambia controversy lingers

India's pharmaceuticals regulator has begun inspecting some drug factories across the country, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as it tries to ensure high standards after an Indian company's cough and cold syrups were linked to deaths in Gambia.

Reuters

Two military officers arrested in Gambia for alleged link to foiled coup

Two Gambian military officers linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow have been arrested over the weekend, Gambia's government spokesperson said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

France condemns attempted coup d’etat in The Gambia

France’s Foreign Ministry on Friday gave its full support to the Gambian government following the attempted coup in the west African country. "France strongly condemns the recent coup attempt against President Adama Barrow in The Gambia," the Quai d'Orsay said in a statement.

Zenger

Gambians Wonder If Country’s Former Dictator Behind Recent Coup Attempt.

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'Bid to sully India’s tag as pharmacy of the world'

Health Minister Dt. Mandaviya says no plan to impose lockdown and travel restrictions due to surging covid cases across the world.

France 24

Gambia says it has foiled alleged coup attempt

Several soldiers are arrested in Gambia over a foiled alleged coup plot. Authorities say they're in pursuit of three other suspected accomplices. Also in Gambia, a parliamentary committee recommends that the government ban and prosecute an Indian pharmaceutical company accused of causing the deaths of at least 70 children. And…

Irish Independent

Man’s body found in undercarriage of flight from Gambia to UK

A man’s body has been found in the undercarriage of a Tui flight from Gambia to the UK.

Daily Record

Man's body found in undercarriage of TUI plane after landing at UK airport

The unidentified man was discovered in the early hours of December 8 after the aircraft which flew from Gambia landed at Gatwick airport.

The Telegraph

Prosecute pharmaceutical company over 70 ‘cough syrup’ child deaths, says Gambian government

Parliamentary committee finds an Indian manufacturer is ‘culpable and should be held accountable’

Wales Online

Man’s body found in undercarriage of flight from Gambia to the UK

Police are investigating what happened

AFP

Gambian government says has foiled coup attempt

Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - The Gambia's government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested four soldiers.

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