Two suspected migrant-smuggling boats sank off the coast of southern California on Sunday (March 12), killing at least eight people, according to rescuers, as reported by AFP.

US: Migrant-smuggling boat capsize leaves 8 dead off San Diego coast

The crew of Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (D-AIKK) flight LH469 from Austin to Frankfurt reportedly urged passengers to delete images and videos of severe mid-air turbulence that occurred after the flight nearly plummeted 4,000 feet, according to multiple media reports.

Lufthansa flight crew asked passengers to erase pictures, videos of mid-air turbulence: Report

A device with radioactive material is missing in the Houston region as per local authorities. They said they want to find it before someone is harmed, as reported by NBC news.

US: Texas authorities report missing camera with radioactive material in Houston area

A 93-year-old Greek grandmother, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for assisting refugees, passed away on Sunday (March 12), as reported by AFP. In 2015, Emilia Kamvysi and two other elderly women shot to fame after they were seen bottle-feeding a refugee infant whose parents had just arrived on Lesbos, a Greek island, after a harrowing sea crossing.

Greek grandmother hailed as saviour by refugees, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, dies at 93

A new national airline will be launched in Saudi Arabia as part of a strategy to develop Riyadh into a worldwide aviation hub that can compete with regional aviation giants such as Dubai and Doha, as reported by AFP.

Saudi Arabia launches new airline, plans to turn Riyadh into aviation hub

Experts have noted that the influenza H3N2 virus is causing significant medical issues, particularly severe lung infections, and that it "has changed its pattern unexpectedly in just six months" as concern about the virus has risen, as reported by the Mint.

H3N2 Influenza changing pattern unexpectedly: Experts warn more hospitalisations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking to continue his two decades in office, officially set the country's parliamentary and presidential elections on May 14, in spite of last month's deadly earthquake, as reported by AFP.

Turkey: Erdogan schedules presidential, parliamentary elections for May 14

The Pakistan Day parade, which is held annually on March 23, has been cancelled this year due to growing political unrest and the nation's floundering economic situation, as per a Zee News report.

Pakistan cancels military parade over political unrest, economic instability

The University of Oxford has decided to prohibit intimate relationships between members of staff and their students in a shift from its earlier stance, reported the BBC.

Oxford University prohibits student-staff intimate relationships, to enforce regulation from April 17

On March 9, a 13-year-old student at the Urdu Middle School of the Udhagamandalam Municipality in the Nilgiris died after taking too much iron and folic acid pills, allegedly over a bet.

India: Tamil Nadu schoolgirl dies after overdosing on iron supplements

Pope Francis will on Monday (March 13) complete 10 years as the leader of the Catholic Church. Although he has maintained the fundamentals of the faith, he has faced internal resistance after 10 years of change, as reported by the Associated Press.

Pope Francis to complete 10 years as head of Catholic Church

More than half of native species are believed to be in decline, and introduced species now make up the bulk of plants growing in the wild in Britain, according to the findings of a 20-year research presented on Wednesday.

50% of Britain, Ireland’s native plants have diminished over 20 years: Study

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