Ambassadors held an open meeting on the human rights situation in the country, commonly known as North Korea, convened by Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. China and Russia opposed the meeting and called for a procedural vote by the 15 members, which was defeated. Alone and claustrophobic Briefing…
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021 – the early years of the global health emergency – life expectancy around the world dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, which is the 2012 level. Responding to the findings, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the fragility of global health advances when confronted with…
Melbourne: In a new study, scientists have told how much time a person should spend during the day in activities such as standing, sitting, sleeping and engaging in any physical activity. According to Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology, these suggestions about the distribution of 24 hours per day are aimed at helping people improve their…
Microsoft has given new life to photos, under AI technology, photos will now be able to communicate with facial expressions. A team of researchers from the American technology company Microsoft has developed an artificial intelligence application, a new AI system that can create high-resolution videos from still images of people with facial expressions. A foreign…
44-year-old Vanessa Winston lives in Roseau, the capital of Dominica, where she runs a small-scale business primarily making bespoke, hand-made fashion accessories. She is also President of the UN-supported Dominica Arts & Craft Producers Association, which helps its members to promote their products. Hurricane Maria destroyed her home and the workshop where she produced all…
London: Medical experts believe that drinking two or more cups of tea per day increases life expectancy compared to people who do not drink tea at all. According to the study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the research team examined the relationship between tea consumption and the risk of death in populations where…
—File photo Walking 15,000 steps on a daily basis can have many health benefits, including improving health, prolonging life, and is a worthwhile and achievable goal. Walking is actually one of the healthiest activities and has countless benefits for overall health and well-being. Walking is an easy exercise that most people can incorporate into their…
In a hard-hitting report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur David Boyd underscored that current business practices, particularly large coporations, pose a severe threat to the planet’s ecological integrity. ‘Colossal impacts’ of the ultrarich Mr. Boyd emphasized the “colossal impacts” on natural resources, which are being consumed six times faster than the planet can…
“Life is very difficult here,” hospital manager Dr. Haidar Al-Qudra told UN News. Currently, only 12 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are “partially functioning”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), with the rest destroyed by Israel’s near constant bombardment of the enclave. As the war in Gaza enters its fifth month, Israeli forces continue to…
London: Young children who cannot control themselves when they see or smell food are twice as likely to develop eating problems as teenagers, a study has found. Researchers at University College London and Erasmus University Rotterdam found that four- or five-year-olds who were picky eaters were twice as likely to develop binge eating problems a…
