For roughly two months, demonstrations have been held outside the East Jerusalem compound, which is in an area where many Israeli settlements are located. The situation came to a head on Thursday evening when Israeli residents lit fires at two locations on the perimeter of the grounds. Mr. Fowler was among the small number of…
Posting on social media, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said “Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter” on Thursday evening. UNRWA personnel and staff from other UN agencies were inside the compound at the time. “Our director with the help of other staff had to put out the fire themselves as it took the Israeli fire extinguishers and police a while…
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…
Dr. Fiona Braka from WHO’s regional office in Brazzaville, Congo, said that eastern and southern Africa have been particularly badly affected. In just the first four weeks of the year, 10 African countries reported more than 26,000 cases and 700 deaths, which is nearly double the number reported last year over the same period. Zambia…
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres noted that “most, if not all, United Nations agencies and our humanitarian partners, have been impacted by large-scale looting”, since the military power struggle between the national army and rival RSF militia began, which fighting now entering a fourth week. Speaking to journalists at the daily UN briefing on Monday,…
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attack by the Israeli police on worshipers in the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and has demanded from Israel not to increase the tension. In a statement issued by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it has been said that the attack by the Israeli police on…
File photo Despite the modern advances in medical science, TB (Tuberculosis) is still a deadly disease. The disease continues to cost lives in many countries, but a new vaccine developed to prevent the disease has given hope for the future of effective TB treatment. Is. Experts from Cornell University in the United States have developed…
Cornell University experts have developed a new compound against TB which has been tested on mice. Photo: File New York: Despite the latest advances in medical science, TB still exists as a terrible disease and takes its toll, especially in poor countries. However, now with the newly discovered compound, there is hope for its effective…
Scientists have discovered a very important compound for the brain in the lion’s man mushroom. Photo: File Queensland: Many benefits of mushrooms keep coming up and now a brand new ingredient has been discovered in mushrooms that not only increases brain cells (neurons) but also memory. Professor Frederic Menier, from the University of Queensland’s Brain…
