Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Cough syrup scandal in the Gambia: police investigate drug-related medicine

Cough syrup scandal

Four kinds of imported cough syrup have been linked to the deaths of 66 children, and police in The Gambia has begun an inquiry. The probe would “leave no stone unturned,” according to President Adama Barrow. Parents who lost children have told the BBC how the syrups caused their kids to lose the ability to … Read more

Peru prosecutors to investigate death of transgender man in Bali

prosecutors

Rodrigo Ventocilla died this month after being detained on the Indonesian island of Bali. His family alleges he was tortured by Indonesian police. Authorities in Indonesia have denied those claims. The death of a transgender man from Peru who passed away this month after being imprisoned on Bali, an Indonesian tourist island, was the subject … Read more

The US has requested that Mexico investigate potential labour violations

Mexico

The U.S. has asked Mexico to probe alleged worker rights violations at an auto-parts plant. The plant is owned by Italian-French carmaker Stellantis. It is the fourth such probe under the revised trade deal aimed at improving conditions in Mexican workplaces. The United States has requested that Mexico test claimed specialist freedoms infringement at a … Read more

China to probe energy index providers in bid to tame coal prices

BEIJING: China has said that it will investigate energy price index providers, as it urged the coal industry participants to ‘strictly’ meet contractual obligations, in its latest bid to tame prices that have hit record highs, Arab News reported. The most-active thermal coal futures contract on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, for delivery in January, tumbled more than … Read more