COVID-19: Vaccine patent waiver will not be enough -WTO chief
May 21, 2021 Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines will not be enough to narrow the huge supply gap between rich and poor countries, the head of the World…
How 1995 Interview Contributed To Death Of Princess Diana – Brother
May 21, 2021 Princess Diana’s brother on Thursday blamed deceptive practices used to secure an explosive TV interview about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles for contributing to her…
Biden Signs Hate Crimes Law Protecting Asian Americans
May 20, 2021 President Joe Biden signed a hate crimes law Thursday aimed at protecting Asian Americans who have suffered a surge in attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Racism, Biden…
374m persons infected with STIs annually as new report highlights global progress on reducing STIs, HIV, viral hepatitis
May 21, 2021 HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections all continue to be major public health threats and account for 1 million new STIs per day, and when taken…
Malaria: WHO issues new standards for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, other vector-borne diseases
May 21, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued essential standards for future research and development on genetically modified mosquitoes as part of efforts to make the fight against…
Maradona’s Doctors Face Premeditated Murder Charge Over Star’s Death
May 20, 2021 Seven people under investigation over the November death of Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona face charges of premeditated murder, AFP has learned from a judicial source. The…
Vaccines Effective Against Variants But Overseas Travel Not Safe – WHO
May 20, 2021 Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned on Thursday but stressed that authorised vaccines…
Malawi burns nearly 20,000 expired COVID-19 shots despite assurances on shelf life
May 20, 2021 Malawi on Wednesday destroyed 19,610 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that expired 18 days after arriving, despite assurances from the African Union (AU) and World Health Organisation…
RECORD 50.8 M PEOPLE DISPLACED BY CONFLICT, VIOLENCE, DISASTERS IN 2020 – REPORT
May 20, 2021 The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) around the world has reached an all-time high, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)….
Disposal experts safely detonate World War II bomb in Frankfurt
May 20, 2021 After a mass evacuation of residents from a densely populated neighbourhood in Frankfurt, German disposal experts safely detonated a World War II-era bomb on Thursday morning. The…