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China deploys drones, disinfectants to combat chikungunya outbreak
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
|August 07, 2025
AN outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds.
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More than 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported as of Wednesday, focused largely on the manufacturing hub of Foshan near Hong Kong. Numbers of new cases appear to be dropping slowly, according to authorities. Chikungunya is spread by mosquitoes and causes fever and joint pain, similar
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1 min
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1 min
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Corporation defies collector, Kannur’s war-era siren to keep ringing
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1 min
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Court flags discrepancies in gold plating records of Sabarimala idols
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1 min
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1 min
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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Bodo youths lead drive to reclaim forest cover
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1 mins
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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
SatChi, Lakshya lose in finals
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1 min
September 15, 2025
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