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Eight killed in Brooklyn building collapse

Nov 13, 2026

New York [US], November 13: At least eight people died and 17 were injured when a multi-storey residential building collapsed in Flatbush, in New York's Brooklyn borough, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
"There are no words for a loss of this magnitude," Mamdani wrote on X. He said his heart is with those grieving the incident.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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Indian Research on Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease Receives Recognition at Global GP2 Conference

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 13: A study conducted by the Parkinson’s Research Alliance of India (PRAI) on the genetic basis of early-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Indian patients has received international recognition as it won the “Best Poster” award at the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2) Annual Conference held in Seoul, South Korea, in October 2026. The Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2), an initiative under Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), brings together researchers worldwide to advance the understanding of Parkinson’s disease genetics with a focus on populations historically underrepresented in research, and support globally relevant discoveries that can inform future therapeutic strategies.

Nov 13, 2026