Speaking at the opening of a two-day meeting on harnessing the power of migration, IOM Director General Amy Pope expressed hope that participants will help deliver prosperity, benefits and innovations for migrants and for their countries of origin and destination. Roughly 281 million people worldwide are one the move, representing around 3.6 per cent of…
Huqqah is and has been quite popular in different cultures of the world and is considered a safe alternative to smoking, but this is far from the truth. The truth is that there are many cancer-causing ingredients in huqa, which are known as carcinogens. The severity of the risk also depends on how much and…
In the first four months of 2024, more than 30,000 children traversed the dense jungle region separating Colombia and Panama, marking a significant increase compared to the same period last year. Among them, about 2,000 were unaccompanied or separated from their families. Additionally, the number of children in transit grew five-times faster than the number…
“This is the most dangerous period; once people start returning to the north, that’s when most accidents will occur, because they won’t be familiar with where your unexploded ordnance is located,” said Mungo Birch, Chief of the UN Mine Action Programme (UNMAS) in the State of Palestine. “It’s important that once the returns start, we’re…
Recently, the presence of bird flu virus in cows and their milk was revealed in some states of America. According to foreign media, after such cases came to light, questions were being raised whether this disease can spread to humans or not. According to reports, experts say that there is very little risk to humans,…
Atlanta: Parents vaping in front of their children could be exposing them to dangerous chemicals, scientists have warned. A new study conducted at Emory University in the US sheds light on the hidden harms (especially to children) of second-hand vaping of e-cigarettes. Exposure of non-vapers to vaping smoke is called second-hand vaping. Research has shown…
New York: A new study shows that more than 90 percent of people who get tattoos in the United States are unintentionally exposed to chemicals that have the potential to damage their organs. In a study published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, scientists obtained lighting samples from nine local companies in the US. Among 54…
London: Scientists have developed a new drug that can treat the most dangerous type of cancer. According to a team led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the drug they invented extended patients’ lives by an average of 1.6 months, with a four-fold increase in the rate over a three-year period. The drug,…
It has become a habit of many people to check their mobiles as soon as they wake up in the morning where they scroll through social media, check WhatsApp messages and check their emails. While mobile phones increase productivity and improve quality of life in human life, they also have negative effects on human life,…
“We understand both Russia and Ukraine are conducting separate investigations into the incident, and Kyiv has called for an international probe,” Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told ambassadors in the Security Council. Russia said that there were no survivors from Monday’s crash in the Belgorod region close to the Ukrainian border and…
