Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo

Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo

Citing humanitarian sources, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said more than 50,000 people displaced from the town of Rutshuru found safety in Kibirizi.  Some 55,000 people from Masisisi territory fled to nearby villages, as well as to the regional capital, Goma, and towards Minova in neigbouring South Kivu province.  Children on the run Peacekeepers from the…

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Scientists have discovered a way to protect mice from heart attacks

Scientists have discovered a way to protect mice from heart attacks

Israel’s Professor Eldad Zahoor at the Weizmann Institute of Science has successfully experimented with activating cellular systems inside the heart of rats. This system will protect the mice from future heart attacks. A recently tested immune system can also protect mice from future heart problems. The researchers say the system is still years away from…

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Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

Mr. Wennesland said he was gravely concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, particularly the violence in Huwwara that erupted over the past 24 hours.  “My condolences to the family of the two Israeli brothers killed in a shooting attack yesterday by a Palestinian perpetrator and to the family of the…

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