FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinEmailNew Delhi, Oct 3: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday recommended the use of a low-cost and highly effective malaria vaccine developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) in collaboration with the University of Oxford in the UK.The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine is the world’s second-ever WHO recommended vaccine for preventing malaria in children. In 2021,the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine became the first jab against the mosquito-borne disease to receive a WHO nod.The WHO’s independent advisory body, the Strategic Advisory Group of...…FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinEmailNew Delhi, Oct 3: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday recommended the use of a low-cost and highly effective malaria vaccine developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) in collaboration with the University of Oxford in the UK.The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine is the world’s second-ever WHO recommended vaccine for preventing malaria in children. In 2021,the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine became the first jab against the mosquito-borne disease to receive a WHO nod.The WHO’s independent advisory body, the Strategic Advisory Group of...WW…

FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinEmailMumbai, Oct 6:  The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the Maharashtra government cannot shift the burden of ensuring public healthcare on private hospitals, and directed filling up of various vacancies in the state medicare system.The observations by a bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor came while a hearing a suo motu public interest litigation taken up in the wake of a series of patient deaths in several government-run hospitals this week, specifically Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.State...…FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinEmailMumbai, Oct 6:  The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the Maharashtra government cannot shift the burden of ensuring public healthcare on private hospitals, and directed filling up of various vacancies in the state medicare system.The observations by a bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor came while a hearing a suo motu public interest litigation taken up in the wake of a series of patient deaths in several government-run hospitals this week, specifically Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.State...WW…

At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods down a mountain valley, officials said.The disaster, which has affected the lives of 22,000 people, authorities said, is the latest in a series of deadly weather events in South Asia's mountains blamed on climate change."The search operations are being undertaken under conditions of incessant rains, fast-flowing water in Teesta river, roads and bridges washed away at many places," a defence...…At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods down a mountain valley, officials said.The disaster, which has affected the lives of 22,000 people, authorities said, is the latest in a series of deadly weather events in South Asia's mountains blamed on climate change."The search operations are being undertaken under conditions of incessant rains, fast-flowing water in Teesta river, roads and bridges washed away at many places," a defence...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldTrump’s longtime fixer returned to his New York home where he is expected to serve the remainder of his three-year sentenceFirst published on Wed 20 May 2020 22.11 EDT, Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, returned to his New York home on Thursday after he was released from federal prison due to concerns over coronavirus exposure.Cohen, 53, had been serving a federal prison sentence at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldTrump’s longtime fixer returned to his New York home where he is expected to serve the remainder of his three-year sentenceFirst published on Wed 20 May 2020 22.11 EDT, Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, returned to his New York home on Thursday after he was released from federal prison due to concerns over coronavirus exposure.Cohen, 53, had been serving a federal prison sentence at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLast modified on Mon 15 Mar 2021 05.54 EDTMarvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard – stolen by the judges, he claimed – that he never fought again.One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Kay, on the Facebook page for Hagler’s fans.“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” she...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLast modified on Mon 15 Mar 2021 05.54 EDTMarvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard – stolen by the judges, he claimed – that he never fought again.One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Kay, on the Facebook page for Hagler’s fans.“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” she...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRescuers pull men, women and children out of rows of houses turned to rubble in latest escalation of conflict Last modified on Sat 17 Oct 2020 14.39 EDTAzerbaijan has said at least 12 people have died after shelling levelled a row of homes in the city of Ganja, with 40 more wounded in a sharp escalation of the conflict with Armenia over the region of .The Azeri prosecutor general’s office said that two shells hit apartment buildings in the country’s second largest city. There has been no official reaction from as...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRescuers pull men, women and children out of rows of houses turned to rubble in latest escalation of conflict Last modified on Sat 17 Oct 2020 14.39 EDTAzerbaijan has said at least 12 people have died after shelling levelled a row of homes in the city of Ganja, with 40 more wounded in a sharp escalation of the conflict with Armenia over the region of .The Azeri prosecutor general’s office said that two shells hit apartment buildings in the country’s second largest city. There has been no official reaction from as...WW…

Mexico’s president says the Vatican should apologise for ‘reprehensible atrocities’ in colonisation 500 years agoLast modified on Sun 11 Oct 2020 23.37 EDTMexico’s president has written to to ask for an apology for the Catholic church’s role in the oppression of indigenous people in the Spanish conquest 500 years ago.The request was made in a two-page letter that also asked the to temporarily return several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in its library, ahead of next year’s 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.The letter, dated 2 October but posted on president Andrés...…Mexico’s president says the Vatican should apologise for ‘reprehensible atrocities’ in colonisation 500 years agoLast modified on Sun 11 Oct 2020 23.37 EDTMexico’s president has written to to ask for an apology for the Catholic church’s role in the oppression of indigenous people in the Spanish conquest 500 years ago.The request was made in a two-page letter that also asked the to temporarily return several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in its library, ahead of next year’s 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.The letter, dated 2 October but posted on president Andrés...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldPresident says US will unilaterally reinstate sanctions a day after only two countries voted for prolonging embargoFirst published on Sat 15 Aug 2020 16.01 EDTDonald Trump has vowed to use a contentious provision to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, following what Iran’s president said was a humiliating defeat for the US in its bid to extend .A day after the UN security council overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to extend the embargo, Trump said at a news conference at his New Jersey golf club:...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldPresident says US will unilaterally reinstate sanctions a day after only two countries voted for prolonging embargoFirst published on Sat 15 Aug 2020 16.01 EDTDonald Trump has vowed to use a contentious provision to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, following what Iran’s president said was a humiliating defeat for the US in its bid to extend .A day after the UN security council overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to extend the embargo, Trump said at a news conference at his New Jersey golf club:...WW…

Naruhito reflects on war actions at Covid-curtailed ceremony, marked elsewhere by former foes as Victory in the Pacific or Sat 15 Aug 2020 01.41 EDTJapan has marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in the second world war with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a sombre annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war’s events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated. There was no word of apology from the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who gave thanks for the sacrifices of the...…Naruhito reflects on war actions at Covid-curtailed ceremony, marked elsewhere by former foes as Victory in the Pacific or Sat 15 Aug 2020 01.41 EDTJapan has marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in the second world war with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a sombre annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war’s events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated. There was no word of apology from the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who gave thanks for the sacrifices of the...WW…

RECOMMENDEDA pipeline belonging to an Israeli state-owned energy company was hit in a rocket attack as Iron Dome failed to intercept the projectile late Tuesday, Reuters reported citing an Israeli government official and an energy sector official. Video broadcast by Channel 12 showed flames rising from what appeared to be a large fuel vat near the Israeli Mediterranean city of Ashkelon, south of Tel Aviv. Operations at a power plant in Ashkelon were not interrupted, Channel 13 TV said. Earlier on the same day, the death toll of Palestinian civilians killed in , including children amid an...…RECOMMENDEDA pipeline belonging to an Israeli state-owned energy company was hit in a rocket attack as Iron Dome failed to intercept the projectile late Tuesday, Reuters reported citing an Israeli government official and an energy sector official. Video broadcast by Channel 12 showed flames rising from what appeared to be a large fuel vat near the Israeli Mediterranean city of Ashkelon, south of Tel Aviv. Operations at a power plant in Ashkelon were not interrupted, Channel 13 TV said. Earlier on the same day, the death toll of Palestinian civilians killed in , including children amid an...WW…