The rare yet severe viral haemorrhagic fever is similar to Ebola and has a fatality rate of up to 88 per cent. So far, there have been nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, WHO reported on Monday. Further investigations are ongoing. Rapid action, expert…
While European prisons managed adequate COVID-19 pandemic responses for inmates, concerns remain about poor mental health services, overcrowding and suicide rates, the report stated. “Prisons are embedded in communities and investments made in the health of people in prison becomes a community dividend,” said Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, regional director of the WHO regional…
António Guterres told reporters outside the Security Council in New York that aid “must get through from all sides” and the funding would cover an initial period of three months. He said a similar appeal is being finalised for survivors across the border in Türkiye. ‘Immense’ need In the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes, the United Nations…
“The impact of rising seas is already creating new sources of instability and conflict,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who opened the meeting. Noting that some nations’ coastlines have already seen triple the average rate of sea level rise, he warned that, in the coming decades, low-lying communities – and entire countries – could disappear forever. “We would witness…
Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that since Saturday, at least nine people have been reportedly arrested and some detained, on security and graft charges. Among those arrested were two former judges, a lawyer, a prominent businessman, the head of a radio station and the leader of the Islamist Ennahdha political party, according to media reports. Concern…
Almost 400 women leaders from 15 African countries joined the UN-backed three-day conference, which opened on Monday, including former and current presidents. The goal is to advance progress, tackle pressing concerns and find sustainable solutions to issues affecting women and girls in South Sudan and across Africa. The conference’s theme is GuwaTaMara, meaning the strength…
5 judges of the Indian Supreme Court had ordered the demolition of the Babri Masjid, Photo: File New Delhi: The Modi government awarded the three Supreme Court judges who delivered the Babri Masjid verdict against Muslims with high government posts and honors after their retirement. According to Indian media, the Modi government made Ranjan Gogoi,…
The Saudi female astronaut will be sent on a space mission in the middle of this year, Photo: File Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced that it will send the first female astronaut Riyana Barnawi on a space mission. According to Saudi media, Saudi Arabia’s 10-day space mission AX-2 will be launched in the middle of…
Member of National Assembly of Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM) Ali Wazir was released from Central Jail Karachi. Ali Wazir was transferred to Central Jail Karachi on 31 December 2020. Cases have also been registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for sedition and provocative speeches against members of the National Assembly. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];…
Major General Vladimir Makarov. Former Russian Interior Minister Major General Vladimir Makarov has been found dead at his residence in Moscow, state news agency says he committed suicide. General Makarov was dismissed by President Putin a few weeks ago. General Makarov served as deputy head of the Central Directorate for Combating Extremism. Family members told…
