Mediterranean Diet May Extend Women’s Lives, Research
Boston: A new study conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US found that women who regularly eat a Mediterranean diet have a lower risk of dying from any…
Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams
According to UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths, a “strike” damaged the roof of the intensive care unit at Southern Hospital in El Fasher Town – the only working hospital…
Gaza: Starvation claiming a growing number of young lives, warns UN
“The situation is appalling. Every minute, every hour, it is getting worse,” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, said in a tweet on X, formerly Twitter. A maximum of 150…
Europe: 1.4 million lives saved thanks to COVID-19 vaccines
Delivering his first message of the new year, Dr. Hans Kluge stressed that without vaccines, the death toll on the continent “could have been around four million, possibly even higher.”…
World News in Brief: Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty
Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country. WFP said most…
American men’s lives are 6 years shorter than women’s, study reveals
(Photo: Internet) The results of a study have revealed that the life expectancy of American men has decreased by 6 years compared to women since Covid. A new study by…
From the Field: Transforming lives in Darién jungle
Migrants come ashore from the Chucunaque River after crossing the Darién jungle. A rising number of migrants are attempting the dangerous journey across the Darién jungle spanning the Colombia-Panama border.…
World News in Brief: Protection call for refugees in Pakistan, ‘One Health’ plan launched, radio waves saving lives
According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out.…
Türkiye: Rebuilding lives in quake-affected communities
Despite progress in clearing debris, the city still wears a haunting emptiness that is slowly returning to community life, thanks to support from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).…
Israel-Palestine: UN urges parties to spare civilian lives
The High Commissioner said that he was “deeply shocked and appalled by allegations of summary executions of civilians, and, in some instances, horrifying mass killings by members of Palestinian armed…