The Russian invasion of Ukraine which is into its second month shows no signs of ending any time soon as a ceasefire seems yet unlikely. As the gun-battle and bombardment rage on the civilians of Ukraine are increasingly becoming the target of Russian attacks. AFP The war in Ukraine has killed 136 children in the …
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World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and that another wave is very likely. Now the world seems to be heading in that direction as several countries are reporting a record spike in new infections. “These increase are occurring despite reductions in testing in some countries, which means the cases we’re seeing …
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Amid the war triggered by the Russian invasion, Ukraine is also facing a worsening health crisis. Doctors and experts fear a surge not only in COVID cases but also polio, HIV, cholera, and measles. Kate White, an emergency program manager for Doctors Without Borders, told CNN that Ukraine already had low vaccination rates against those diseases. “In terms of what …
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Ukrainian authorities have claimed that Russia’s military has shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people in the besieged city of Mariupol. A government statement issued did not have any immediate reports of casualties. The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey reported earlier that a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, were among those seeking refuge from an ongoing Russian …
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President Joe Biden’s administration is going to grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to several Ukrainians who are already in USA but cannot return to their homeland due to the Russian invasion, as per Reuters. The news was confirmed by DHS. What it means This means Ukrainians in USA as of March 1 can work legally for a period …
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The ‘Tank man of Tiananmen Square’ of simply the ‘Tank man’ is one of the most iconic images in history. It was the 1989 photo of a yet-to-be-identified Chinese man who stood in front of a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in China, the day after the violent crackdown on the Tiananmen protests. Wikimedia While he did not end …
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WHO has recommended two new drugs for treating those infected with COVID, as per TNN. Know about them The drug known as Baricitinib is a selective and reversible Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) and 2 (JAK2) inhibitor. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical COVID along with corticosteroids. Reuters It …
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An Indian-origin Sikh man was assaulted by an unidentified man earlier this week at the John F. Kennedy Internation Airport in New York in a case of suspected hate crime. A video of the incident has gone viral on Twitter after a clip was posted on the platform on Tuesday. The undated 26-second video was uploaded by Navjot Pal Kaur on …
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A Houston mother was charged after authorities allege she locked her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car in an attempt to isolate him after he had tested positive for COVID-19 and then took him to a drive-thru testing site. The 41-year-old is charged with endangering a child. Authorities allege her son was found on Monday in her car’s …
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Archaeologists said they had found the earliest evidence of Chinese people using monascus in order to make alcohol in 8000-year-old clay pots unearthed in central China, as per TNN. This was on December 17. A lot of monascus hypha and cleistothecia along with fermented starch grains from rice were found in two clay pots found in the Peiligang cultural site in …
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