Boston: Scientists have created a new antimicrobial compound that disables the superbugs’ mechanism that renders antibiotic drugs ineffective. Researchers from Harvard University have found that a new compound called chrysomycin is capable of killing multiple variants of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, it has yet to be determined how safe this compound or similar drugs are for…
Apple declined to comment on the fine—Photo: Reuters The European Union will impose fines of 539 million dollars (500 million euros) on the famous technology company Apple for allegedly violating competition law. According to news agency Reuters, the Financial Times, citing sources, said in a report that Apple is accused of violating EU laws and…
Thousands of families continue to be displaced and forced across borders into Chad and South Sudan each week while fighting between Government forces and the powerful RSF militia, which erupted last April, continues. WFP Regional Director Michael Dunford said the crisis impacting Sudan, South Sudan and Chad has created “the world’s largest displacement crisis”. Acute…
Sigrid Kaag reiterated Secretary-General António Guterres’s concern that such an operation at present time would be potentially disastrous for innocent civilians. “There are more than a million people crammed in Rafah. It’s not intended for a million people in shelters, in random sort of plastic sheeted constructions. Health conditions are very worrisome,” she told correspondents…
Palestinian women and girls have reportedly been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, often together with family members, including their children, according to information they have received. Killed while fleeing “We are shocked by reports of the deliberate targeting and extrajudicial killing of Palestinian women and children in places where they sought refuge, or while fleeing. Some…
Catriona Laing, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefed ambassadors on developments across eight areas, including politics, security, women’s political participation, and humanitarian affairs. She expressed the UN’s “unwavering support towards the state-building agenda” in Somalia, underscoring that the Council’s support is central to the country’s success. “Through our collective support,…
“You cannot legislate facts out of existence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling on the UK Government to reconsider the bill in light of recent reports raising a range of concerns. “It is deeply concerning to carve out one group of people, or people in one particular situation, from the equal protection…
Speaking to journalists during a two-day meeting with regional and national special envoys for Afghanistan, António Guterres said that there was consensus among delegates over what needs to happen, although the Taliban are not taking part. “We want an Afghanistan in peace, peace with itself and peace with its neighbours and able to assume the…
When I went to the RO officer, my forms were being deposited in Tariq Fazal Chaudhry’s account and his in my account, Shoaib Shaheen. Islamabad High Court has suspended the notification of success of League candidates Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Anjum Aqeel and Raja Khurram Nawaz. The High Court heard the intra-court appeals of Shoaib Shaheen,…
Attacker of Ameer Balaj Tipu identified with help of NADRA, Police: Photo: File The assailant who killed Amir Balaj Tipu, son of Tipu trucker in Lahore, has been identified. According to police sources, the person who attacked Amir Balaj Tipu was a resident of Sheikhupura village. The assailant was identified with the help of fingerprints….
