Panama City, Jan 9 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that US ships get preferential rates “will violate the neutrality treaty, international law, and it will lead to chaos,” Panama… Continue reading US ships getting preferential rates ‘will lead to chaos’: Panama Canal administrator
Cairo, Jan 9 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi emphasised on Thursday the need to implement the two-state solution “as the only option for achieving sustainable peace and stability in the… Continue reading Egypt reiterates two-state solution as ‘only option’ for Mideast peace
Beirut, Jan 9 (IANS) Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday, local media reported. Aoun obtained 99 votes… Continue reading Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s president
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of an incident from Karnataka, where a 72-year-old man committed suicide on December 25… Continue reading NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of senior citizen’s suicide due to denial of Ayushman Bharat scheme treatment
Lusaka, Jan 9 (IANS) A cholera vaccination campaign targeting 191,153 people has started in a northern Zambian district following fresh outbreaks. According to state media reports on Wednesday, the cholera… Continue reading Zambia starts vaccination campaign in cholera-affected district
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday expressed hope for engaging in talks with the new head of the country’s top doctors’ lobby group amid a prolonged… Continue reading South Korea: Health ministry expresses hope for talks with new doctors’ group head
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) A polio vaccination certificate has been made mandatory for Pakistani citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s civil aviation authority has announced. According to Saudi Arabia’s… Continue reading No entry without polio vaccination certificate, Saudi Arabia tells Pakistani travellers
New York, Jan 9 (IANS) A team of researchers, led by Indian-origin neuroscientist Viji Santhakumar, has found a gene that contributes to the development of behavioural changes associated with autism… Continue reading Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A new study has revealed that dementia reduced life expectancy by about two years for people with a diagnosis at age 85, 3-4 years with… Continue reading Researchers decode average life expectancy after dementia diagnosis
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Women who receive a lung transplant are more likely than men to live for five years post-transplant, according to new research on Thursday. However, women… Continue reading Women more likely than men to live for 5 years after lung transplant: Study
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday expressed hope for engaging in talks with the new head of the country’s top doctors’ lobby group amid a prolonged… Continue reading South Korea’s health ministry expresses hope for talks over medical reform
Kohima, Jan 8 (IANS) The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in Nagaland is 1.36 per cent, which is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.2… Continue reading Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average: Survey
