10-year-old girl dies in leopard attack in Maharashtra's Kolhapur
Kolhapur/UNI: A 10-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Kedarlingwadi In Shahuwadi tehsil of Kohlapur district in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
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WHO warns rising infection cases leading to shortages of antibiotic drugs worldwide
Washington: Rising cases of infections worldwide have led to a shortage of antibiotics including penicillin and amoxicillin, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) group for supply and access to medicines, Lisa Hedman, said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
Mask up in crowded places, govt advises people aid surge in Covid cases in China
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Wednesday advised people to wear masks in crowded places in the wake of a spike in Covid-19 cases in China, the US and Japan.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
The news of rising COVID cases coming out of China is concerning: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla
Mumbai: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising COVID-19 cases in China and said the issue is 'concerning'.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
As Covid-19 cases spike in China, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today
New Delhi/UNI: In view of the sudden spurt of Covid -19 cases in China and other countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting to review the situation here on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
China risks between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths if it ends its zero-COVID strategy: Study
New Delhi: Analysis by Airfinity shows between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
Centre cautions states to track Covid variants through genome sequencing, Health Minister to hold review meeting tomorrow
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has cautioned all states to track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network as massive COVID-19 cases are spreading through China.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity
New York: The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of the planet’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by the end of the decade.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
Bangladesh rolls out fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Dhaka: Bangladesh government has rolled out the process of administering the fourth COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
Top epidemiologist predicts 60 percent of Chinese population may get COVID-19
Beijing: A prominent epidemiologist and health economist has said hospitals in China have been completely overwhelmed amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
Cold wave sweeps Odisha, Udayagiri records 5 degree Celsius
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Cold wave conditions prevailed in almost half of the 30 districts in Odisha with mercury dipped to as low as 5 degree Celsius in Udayagiri in Kandhamal district.
IBNS•Dec 19, 2022
China COVID-19: Expert believes country may experience three winter waves
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said he believes China might be seeing the first of the three COVID-19 infection waves this winter.
IBNS•Dec 19, 2022
Freezing cold, dry weather continues in Kashmir
Srinagar/UNI: Freezing cold coupled with dry weather and a drop in night temperature continues in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
IBNS•Dec 18, 2022
Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change: WHO
Geneva/UNI: Climate change has driven an unprecedented number of more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
IBNS•Dec 17, 2022
Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
New York: Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday.
IBNS•Dec 17, 2022
Himachal Pradesh: Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Kinnaur district
Shimla: The villages of Kinnuar district of Himachal Pradesh along with India-Tibet International border jolted by a 3.40 magnitude earthquake last night, Indian Meteorological Department informed.
IBNS•Dec 17, 2022
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 602
Jakarta/UNI: The number of people killed by last month's earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Java has been confirmed at 602 after final tabulation, the Cianjur county government said on Friday.
IBNS•Dec 16, 2022
Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS
New York: Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand.
IBNS•Dec 16, 2022
South Korea reports 84,571 new Covid cases
Seoul: South Korea recorded 84,571 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 27,925,572, the health authorities said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 14, 2022
NASA's Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after moon missions
Los Angeles/UNI: NASA's Orion spacecraft returned to Earth after making an uncrewed mission around the moon.
IBNS•Dec 12, 2022
Cyclone Mandous: 5 die in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Five people, including two of a family, died in three separate rain-related incidents in and around Chennai as the Cyclone Mandous crossed the coast near Mamallapuram, about 55km from here, early on Saturday.
IBNS•Dec 10, 2022
New Covid-19 sub variants account for nearly 70 pct new cases in US
Los Angeles: New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly 70 percent of new Covid-19 cases in the United States in the latest week, according to estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
IBNS•Dec 10, 2022
With ocean in ‘dire straits’, Law of the Sea more relevant than ever
New York: The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 40 years ago, was a “vital step to bring governance and order” to the vast collective treasure that is the ocean, said the UN chief António Guterres on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 09, 2022
Cholera’s continued spread in Haiti a ‘worrying trend’
New York: As cholera continues to spread in Haiti, a $145 million appeal to support the response is only 16 per cent funded, the top UN aid official there reported on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 09, 2022
Severe cyclonic storm "Mandous' weakens, to cross coast near Mahabs
Chennai: The severe Cyclonic Storm “Mandous” pronounced as “Man-Dous” over the Southwest Bay weakened into a Cyclonic Storm and will cross the coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota near the tourist spot of Mahabalipuram by midnight tonight or early tomorrow morning.
IBNS•Dec 09, 2022
Countries held the line against malaria cases and deaths in 2021: WHO report
New York: Despite the continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable throughout last year, according to new data released on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
IBNS•Dec 09, 2022
UN chief urges governments and business to step up action to protect nature
New York: Governments and the private sector must move to effectively protect the natural environment, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists covering the UN biodiversity conference, COP15, in Montréal, Canada, on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 09, 2022
India could soon experience heat waves that could break human survivability limit: World Bank report
New Delhi/IBNS: Severe heat waves responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency that could soon lead to the country experiencing the same beyond human survivability limit, according to a new report by the World Bank.
IBNS•Dec 07, 2022
China finally rolls back strict COVID rules amid weeks of protest
Beijing: China has lifted the most severe COVID-19 policies amid weeks of protests against strict controls, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 07, 2022
‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event
New York: The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
IBNS•Dec 07, 2022
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