New York, Oct 2 (IANS) As screen addiction among children becomes a nightmare for parents and teachers, allowing students to use smartphones for a very brief amount of time can… Continue reading Just 1-minute phone break in classrooms can help students perform better
Warsaw, Oct 1 (IANS) Poland has decided to reduce its embassy staff in Beirut and will assist Polish citizens wishing to leave Lebanon, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.… Continue reading Poland to evacuate embassy staff, citizens from Lebanon
Tehran, Oct 1 (IANS) Fifteen people have been killed in a flash flood in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, the official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. The flood… Continue reading 15 killed in flash flood in Iran
Jerusalem, Oct 1 (IANS) Israel’s military on Tuesday urged civilians in Lebanon to evacuate about 30 villages and towns, warning of imminent Israeli attacks in the area, after launching a… Continue reading Israel steps up ground op, urges evacuation of 30 Lebanese villages
Sofia, Oct 1 (IANS) Bulgaria officially inaugurated the reconstructed Kalotina border crossing with Serbia on Tuesday, significantly expanding its capacity. The reconstruction increased the number of car lanes from 17… Continue reading Kalotina crossing point reopens in Bulgaria
Jerusalem, Oct 1 (IANS) The Lufthansa Group announced on Tuesday the postponement of its flights’ return to Israel until at least October 31 due to the security situation in the… Continue reading European airlines extend flight suspensions to Israel amid escalating fights
Addis Ababa, Oct 1 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over an “extremely concerning malaria surge” in Ethiopia. In an Ethiopia Health Cluster Bulletin report released… Continue reading WHO warns over malaria surge in Ethiopia
Nairobi, Oct 1 (IANS) Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday oversaw the launch of a new health insurance scheme called the Social Health Insurance Fund, with senior officials saying that… Continue reading Kenya launches new health insurance scheme to improve service delivery
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Structural racism affects the health and well-being of ethnic minority communities in London and contributes to “avoidable and unfair” inequalities between ethnic groups, a recent report… Continue reading Structural racism drives inequalities in London: Report
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) While India continues to face a deficit in blood donation, making Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) mandatory may ward off the risk of infections to those… Continue reading Voluntary blood donation low in India, mandatory NAT test may ensure
safety: Experts
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) In a first, public spending on health has overtaken the out-of-pocket expenditure in India, according to the Union Health Ministry’s National Health Account (NHA) estimates… Continue reading Public spending on health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure in
India: Report
Chennai, Oct 1 (IANS) Drugs injected in the human eye can be better delivered to the target region through convection caused by mild laser heating, said researchers at the Indian… Continue reading IIT Madras study shows mild laser heating can boost drug delivery for eye treatments
