According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 270 people including children and other non-combatants were killed during intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in and around the Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday, in the middle area of the war-torn enclave. More than 600 were reportedly injured with hospitals overwhelmed. Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin…
Cambridge: A new study has found that babies who are born by caesarean section may need two doses of the measles vaccine. According to research published in the journal Nature Microbiology, babies born by C-section may not receive a single dose of the measles vaccine. 2 doses are necessary for adequate immunity. Babies born by…
The company claims to have received thousands of reports of injuries from its robots — Photo: Courtesy of NBC In the US state of Florida, a woman was sued for her death after a robotic device burned her small intestine during a colon cancer operation. Florida woman Sandra Soltzer developed abdominal pain and fever after…
BEIJING: A Chinese startup has developed an innovative battery that can operate for 50 years without needing to be charged or repaired, the said battery was showcased in Beijing yesterday. According to Beijing-based company BetaVolt, its nuclear battery is the first model of miniaturization of nuclear energy, a model smaller than a coin (15 by…
In a wide-ranging briefing to journalists in Geneva, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini reiterated calls for a ceasefire and addressed misinformation targeting the agency, including claims that aid is being diverted. He said he has also received reports of UN schools being used “for military purposes”. Commitment in crisis During the briefing, Mr. Lazzarini said he had received reports that Gaza was under…
Another operation of transplanting a pig’s heart into a human body has been done in America. A 58-year-old American patient is recovering rapidly after surgery. Dr. Mansoor Mohiuddin and Dr. Griffith have done the operation of transplanting pig heart into human body, Dr. Mansoor Mohiuddin who performed the operation is from Karachi. Dr. Mansoor is…
A US Navy sailor killed Osama bin Laden in a military operation in 2011. Photo: File Texas: The US Navy officer who claimed to have shot Osama bin Laden during the Abbottabad military operation was arrested on charges of drunken vandalism. According to American media, former US Navy officer Robert O’Neill was arrested in Texas…
The task of transferring a million barrels of oil from the stricken supertanker Yemen, will take some 19 days – preventing what would be the fifth largest spill in history, were the rusting tanker to break apart. But this process will not end with the oil transfer, because the FSO Safer will continue to pose…
The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the region. ‘Ticking time bomb’ “United…
File photo After two days of brutal attacks and bombings in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s major military operation ended. There are scenes of destruction everywhere in Jenin, destroyed buildings and vehicles, broken roads echoing the brutal actions of the Israeli forces. Israel bombarded and carried out drone strikes, bulldozed homes and caused destruction, leaving…
