Lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and kidney failure. Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a health worker, and the remaining three are being treated. The agency also identified 161 contacts of those infected, who are…
The UN Water Conference, which opened on Wednesday, is taking place as this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. The three-day event – co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Tajikistan – falls at the halfway point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include the promise of ensuring all…
Access to NCD Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and strategies implemented by countries to both anticipate and mitigate the disruption that has hit medical supply chains. Pandemic shortages During the pandemic, people living with cancer, heart diseases, chronic…
Rescue personnel are engaged in action after the drone attack. Late last night, Russia launched a drone attack on the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, in which 3 people were killed and 7 injured. The emergency service said that three people were killed, two were injured and one was rescued. Four people are buried under the…
A man was set on fire by an unknown person while returning home from a mosque in Birmingham, United Kingdom. According to foreign media, the person returning home from the mosque was stopped by an unknown person and there was a conversation between the two, after which the accused sprinkled something on the person and…
File photo The US is likely to get the green signal to sell laboratory-grown chicken meat for public consumption. According to US media, citizens are one step closer to being able to buy chicken produced from animal cells, also known as lab-grown meat. According to reports, the company making such chicken products has announced that…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Former US President Donald Trump’s supporters were upset after pictures of him being suddenly arrested by the police surfaced on social media. According to foreign media, the images of Donald Trump’s arrest on social media have been created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), which have nothing to do with…
File photo In the UAE, the sentences of more than 1,000 prisoners were pardoned before Ramadan. According to Arab media, Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued orders to release prisoners before Ramadan. According to foreign media, Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates is starting from Thursday. According to Arab media, prisoners…
File photo Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the controversial statement made by Israel’s finance minister about the Palestinian people. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in its statement that we strongly condemn the aggressive and racist statements of an official of the Israeli occupation government against the State of Palestine and its brotherly…
File photo Dust storm alerts were issued in China’s capital Beijing and various provinces. According to the authorities, visibility is likely to be affected in Beijing and several provinces due to the dusty winds. Meteorologists say that drivers should be careful, the visibility will be reduced in many areas, the dust storm will weaken after…
