With the Indian states of Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana resolving to ban the sale of crackers during the light festival of Diwali, the Karnataka government has also contemplated a state-wide ban. However, a final decision is set to be taken after proper consultations with Chief Minister, B. S. Yediyurappa. A few rounds of […]
Oregon on Tuesday became the first US state to decriminalise hard drugs, including the possession of small amounts of heroin and cocaine, and to legalise access to “magic mushrooms” for therapeutic use. Some other states, including Arizona and Montana, meanwhile appeared poised in early results to legalize recreational marijuana in line with a trend sweeping […]
India recorded 45,231 new coronavirus infections, taking its total cases to 8.23 million, the health ministry said on Monday. The country doubled down on its testing in the month of August, raising the bar to a total of 62.4 million tests with new daily cases taking a fall since September, as India emerged with the […]
Four days into the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2020, that kicked off last week, the emirates today made a big splash with the The Aqua Challenge – the first such event taking place in the Middle East – in one of the most fun and entertaining obstacles course worldwide. The event was organised by Dubai Sports […]
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Sunday announced a new social distancing scheme based on five levels instead of three, with plans to improve anti-virus measures amid criticisms that label the current system as too broad-brush. The scheme took effect Saturday with the government dividing the nation into seven zones, with the level of […]
UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Sunday announced that Al Qassimi Women’s & Children’s Hospital have successfully performed three operations for uterine prolapse using the da Vinci robotic surgical system. A first-of-its-kind achievement in the UAE, it underpins the successes of the robotic surgery programme in gynaecology, developed by the MoHAP, making it […]
In the second last week of north-Indian state Delhi’s anti-dengue campaign, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the national capital has again defeated the mosquito-borne tropical disease. “Owing to the aggressive campaign by the Delhi government this year, no dengue-related death has been reported in the national capital. Delhi has again defeated dengue this […]
Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of its population over the weekend to reverse a rise in the pandemic. Authorities say the ambitious plan to test most citizens aged over 10 among Slovakia’s 5.5 million people is the first of […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday declared a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown, shutting restaurants and other leisure activities in Athens and other major cities from next week. “We must act now, before intensive care units buckle under the strain of lives in danger,” Mitsotakis said in a televised address. The prime minister said eateries, […]
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez buoyed the pro-choice movement on Tuesday by confirming he would deliver on his campaign promise to legalise abortion. Fernandez told Radio Metro that his government was working on the final touches to a bill that would soon be sent to Congress. “We’re finishing work,” said Fernandez in a week in which […]
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity in the community. Scientists at Imperial College London have tracked antibody levels in the British population following the first wave […]
