GENEVA, August 27 (Reuters): The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that his agency was setting up a review committee to evaluate the performance of its International Health Regul
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS, August 25 (Reuters): Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with the coronavirus, raising concerns about people's immunity to the virus as the world struggles
GENEVA, August 25 (Reuters): The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions, the World
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Given their ability to abet the spread of coronavirus, doctors and health professionals are advocating stringent regulations on chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco products l
TUENSANG, AUGUST 24 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner of Tuensang has ordered sealing of several residences and buildings in Tuensang with immediate effect for a period of 14 days or till further orders. An order
GENEVA, August 24 (Reuters): The Syrian Constitutional Committee, which began its first session in nine months in Geneva on Monday as part of efforts to find a political solution to end Syria's wa
Aboi, August 24 (MExN): During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Aboi Community Health Centre (CHC) has been struggling with just one ambulance of 2008. Also according to Konyak Union (KU) Aboi, Dr Neiphrezo Sor&u
Kiphire, August 21 (MExN): District Rural Development Agency, Kiphire, led by Project Director, T. Setsathong Sangtam donated 776 Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) to the Medical Department, Kiphire on Augus
LONDON, August 20 (Reuters): Singing is no more risky than speaking when it comes to the possibility of spreading the new coronavirus, British scientists said on Thursday, adding that volume is the most im
UNITED NATIONS, AUGUST 20 (IANS): Top UN officials honoured humanitarian workers overcoming "huge challenges" to save and improve the lives of millions of women, men and children hit hard by the Covid
BERLIN/GENEVA, August 19 (Reuters): Germany and France want to give more money and power to the World Health Organisation after the COVID-19 pandemic underscored long-standing financial and legal weaknesse
BEIRUT, August 19 (Reuters): Fifteen years after the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, Hezbollah has risen to become the overarching power in a country that is now colla
MANILA, AUGUST 18 (IANS): The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic will hit nearly 220 million young workers aged between 15-24 in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB
MANILA, August 17 (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday eased the strict coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital Manila as his government promised a "refreshed" approac
DUTTA NAGAR, India, August 17 (Reuters) - Until late March, Ashish Kumar was helping to make plastic boxes for Ferrero Rocher praline chocolates and the plastic spoons tucked inside Kinder Joy eggs to scoo
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The COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled an interest in a lot of creative arts and craft even as people realize that they have more time to spare for these pur
LONDON, August 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Aid workers suffered a record 277 major attacks around the world last year, an independent humanitarian research organisation said on Monday, with healthcare
Guwahati, August 15 (IANS) The Assam government on Friday has asked all the private schools to slash 25 per cent fee from pre-school to Class XII standard from May till the schools open, Education and Health Mi
TOKYO, August 14 (Reuters): Japan will mark the 75th anniversary of its World War Two surrender on Saturday in a memorial ceremony scaled back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as ties with neighbours Chin
RAMAT GAN, Israel, August 13 (Reuters): A newly developed saliva test aims to determine in less than a second whether or not you are infected with the novel coronavirus, Israel's largest medical center