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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.

Daily Record

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

Police are investigating what happened

Wales Online

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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Man’s body found on undercarriage of plane that flew from Gambia to UK

Flight from Gambia to Britain takes around six hours on average and plane would have arrived into freezing conditions

The Independent UK

Man's body found on wheel bay of aeroplane that flew from Gambia to Gatwick airport

The unidentified body was found on a TUI airline at Gatwick after flying in from Banjul, Gambia, a Gambian government spokesperson confirmed

Daily Mirror

Man’s body found in undercarriage of plane that flew from Gambia to Gatwick

Gambian authorities say the man’s identity is unknown and an investigation is ongoing

Evening Standard

Gambia parliament recommends suing of Indian manufacturer of cough syrups

India says premature blame on Indian drugs ‘adversely impacted image’ across globe

The Independent UK

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Gambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths

A parliamentary committee in Gambia said on Tuesday that India-based drug maker Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd was responsible for the deaths of at least 70 children from acute kidney injury and called on the government to pursue legal action.

Reuters

The Gambia finally lifts all Covid travel restrictions

Travellers will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test

The Independent UK

India says samples taken from pharma firm linked to Gambia deaths meet required standards

India has told the World Health Organization that samples taken from Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharma, whose products were linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, have been found to comply with required specifications.

Reuters

MWL Conference of African Ulemas Kicks off in Gambia to Promote Moderation

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

TUI slashes price of package deals to Iceland in peak Northern Lights season

TUI is selling cheap package deals to Reykjavik in Iceland, Marrakech in Morocco, Jamaica and Gambia to those looking to grab a bargain holiday this Black Friday

Daily Mirror

Unregulated 'innovation': India’s medicine problem

If India is the pharmacy of the world, it’s not doing a good job of providing safe products. A large number of children in the Gambia have recently died after ingesting cough syrup made in India. And in 2019, 11 children in India’s Jammu region died the same way. The…

The Conversation

Deaths of Gambian children cast dark shadow over India’s drugs industry

The tragic demise of 66 children in the West African nation of Gambia as a result of the use of suspect cough remedies has brought into focus a dangerous aspect of India’s massive pharmaceutical industry.

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Newslaundry

Cough syrup deaths: If media doesn’t hold the government to account, who will?

On a day when the biggest news story for most Indian newspapers was India’s almost miraculous win in their match against Pakistan in Melbourne in the ongoing T20 World Cup, one paper decided to make a non-sport and non-political story its page 1 lead.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1183: AAP’s ‘gods on banknotes’ demand, Sunak’s cabinet meet

Aban Usmani brings you the news from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Gambia and United Kingdom.

Benzinga

Exclusive: Jushi Partners With Lucas White's Drop4Drop Bringing Clean Water To 3k People In Gambia, India, Uganda & More

Vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator, Jushi Holdings Inc. (CSE: JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF) has partnered with Drop4Drop and funded seven different clean water projects in Gambia, India, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, and Uganda. The projects are expected to provi

Al Jazeera

Children’s deaths in The Gambia and Indonesia: What to know

Tainted cough syrups pulled from the shelves after they were linked to dozens of deaths.

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Reuters

COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging

Clutching an umbrella, medical records and her two-year-old daughter, Kani Fall negotiated the brown puddles lapping at the hospital gate, the final hurdle in a two-hour, rain-soaked journey to her nearest vaccination clinic in western Gambia.

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia bans sale of syrup medicines after at least 99 child deaths

Country investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicines

Bangkok Post

Indonesia bans syrup drugs after deadly kidney cases

JAKARTA: Indonesia has halted sales of medicinal syrup after 99 children died of acute kidney injuries this year.

WEKU

Contaminated cough syrup from India linked to 70 child deaths. It's happened before

The World Health Organization has issued an alert about the deaths in the West African nation of Gambia. For context, we speak to the authors of The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia bans cough syrup ingredients linked to child deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in The Gambia from cough syrups as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in Jakarta this year.

Reuters

Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.

Reuters

Gambia says child deaths linked to cough syrup have risen to 70

Gambia's government on Friday said the number of child deaths from acute kidney injury, thought to be linked to Indian-made cough syrups, has risen to 70 from a previous toll of 69.

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