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October 15, 2024 4:29 PM

India reaffirms support for Africa, calls UNSC exclusion a “historical injustice”

India has reiterated its unwavering commitment to Africa, with Ambassador Yojna Patel, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, calling for global action to address the continent’s challenges. Speaking at the UN General Assembly's plena...

October 15, 2024 3:39 PM

California reports five possible human bird flu cases

California is investigating five possible human cases of bird flu among dairy farm workers, in addition to the six cases previously confirmed in the state, the state health department said on Monday. Bird flu has spread to 100 dairies in California ...

October 14, 2024 9:43 PM

Tillman Global Holdings president lauds India’s wireless ecosystem at USISPF summit

Tillman Global Holdings President Sachit Ahuja praised India’s advancements in telecommunications at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Annual India Leadership Summit in New Delhi on Monday, emphasizing the country’s progress in bu...

October 14, 2024 5:11 PM

Supreme Court rejects plea alleging side effects of COVID-19 vaccines

The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a petition alleging that COVID-19 vaccines caused severe side effects, including blood clotting, calling the plea as an attempt to create unnecessary alarm. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, ...

October 14, 2024 12:39 PM

WHO approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents

The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that has triggered global concern. The WHO sai...

October 13, 2024 6:04 PM

WHO confirms India’s elimination of trachoma

In a significant achievement for public health, India has been officially declared free from trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection and a leading cause of preventable blindness, by the World Health Organization (WHO). This declaration follows yea...

October 13, 2024 3:16 PM

Harris releases medical report, drawing contrast with Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor on Saturday that pronounced her in good health and fit for high office, in an effort to draw a contrast with her counterpart, Donald Trump. In a mem...

October 12, 2024 12:10 PM

Dutch identify bluetongue variant in livestock, no available vaccine

Animal health authorities in the Netherlands have discovered infections in livestock of a bluetongue variant, BTV12, for which no vaccine is available, the Dutch government said on Friday. The cases were found in a sheep and a cow and its calf at tw...

October 11, 2024 4:46 PM

UN inquiry accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza healthcare system

A United Nations inquiry said it found that Israel carried out a concerted policy of destroying Gaza's healthcare system in the Gaza war, actions amounting to both war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination. A statement on Thursday b...

October 10, 2024 5:22 PM

Scientists discover key enzyme to overcome cancer drug resistance

Scientists from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, have identified a new therapeutic target by activating a DNA repair enzyme called Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1). This discovery could pave the way for com...

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