Category: Gambia

Dead Man Found in Wheel of Jet Flown From Gambia to England

December 21, 2022
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SERREKUNDA, Gambia—A dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain, Gambian authorities said this week. The unidentified body of a black male was found on a jet operated by TUI Airways—a British charter airline—that had flown from Gambia’s capital of Banjul to London’s Gatwick airport, Ebrima…

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Gambia Probes Link Between Child Deaths and a Paracetamol Syrup

September 8, 2022
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BANJUL—Gambia’s government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure in recent months are linked to a paracetamol syrup, the head of the country’s health service said on Thursday. A spike in cases of acute kidney injury among children under the age of five was detected in late July. As…

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All Victims of Deadly Bronx Fire Identified, Including 2-Year-Old

January 13, 2022
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NEW YORK—Many of the victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in years were still awaiting burial Thursday, after funerals began with services for two children killed by Sunday’s blaze in a Bronx apartment building. New York City police on Wednesday released the names and ages of the final three victims identified after the deadly…

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