Tokyo, Oct 24 (IANS) Temperature hit 25.1 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo on Thursday, marking the 153rd day this year when the mercury reaches 25 degrees Celsius or above, a… Continue reading Tokyo logs record 153 days reaching 25 degrees Celsius in 2024
Damascus, Oct 24 (IANS) Turkish warplanes and drones launched intensive airstrikes late Wednesday and Thursday morning on Kurds-controlled areas in northern and eastern Syria, killing at least 13 people and… Continue reading Turkey launches intensive airstrikes in Northern Syria following Ankara terrorist attack
Tokyo, Oct 24 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday dismissed media reports that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was financially supporting politicians who are running in Sunday’s… Continue reading Japanese PM denies LDP covertly backing scandal-tainted members in general election
London, Oct 24 (IANS) The British government is set to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England from next summer, it was announced on Thursday. The Labour… Continue reading UK to ban disposable vapes from June 2025
Nairobi, Oct 24 (IANS) Some 479,498 children under the age of five in Kenya’s 23 arid areas are facing acute malnutrition and need treatment, the country’s National Drought Management Authority… Continue reading Nearly 480,000 children suffering from malnutrition in Kenya
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Even as India celebrates a decade of being polio-free, it is important to identify areas with low polio vaccination coverage to protect children from the… Continue reading Must identify areas with low polio vaccination coverage: Experts
Sydney, Oct 24 (IANS) Australian research has identified a common antibiotic that is driving the rise of an almost untreatable superbug. In a study published on Thursday, international researchers led… Continue reading Study links common antibiotic to rise of dangerous superbug
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Even as air quality in the national capital continues to be in the ‘very poor’ category, health experts on Thursday said that prolonged exposure to… Continue reading Prolonged exposure to air pollution may be detrimental to brain
Ulan Bator, Oct 24 (IANS) The southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi has been placed under quarantine for an undetermined period due to an outbreak of CCPP, as reported by the… Continue reading Mongolia: Quarantine imposed after contagious caprine disease resurges after 70 years
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Indian sustainable eating habits such as limiting food waste, prioritising vegetarian diets, and consuming locally sourced foods can help address global climate change, a pressing… Continue reading Indian practice of limiting food waste, more veg diets can mitigate climate change: Report
Seoul, Oct 24 (IANS) South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday said it has selected eight institutions to launch a programme in which general hospitals will focus more on treating critical… Continue reading South Korea launches programme to prioritise critical care at general hospitals
Kampala, Oct 23 (IANS) Uganda on Wednesday confirmed its first death of mpox as the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed infections hit 164 in the East African country. Henry Kyobe Bosa,… Continue reading Uganda confirms first mpox death as infections rise to 164
