Two Chinese tourists in Finland hospitalised over possible coronavirus infection: Reports
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two tourists from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, have been hospitalized in Finland with suspicion of having contracted the disease that has so far resulted in more than 20 fatalities, media reported Friday.
West Bengal and the UK join hands to tackle degradation in the Sundarbans delta
Jan 24, 2020, at 12:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government's environment department together with the British Deputy High Commission Kolkata and the Newcastle University, UK have joined hands as a ‘force for good’ to launch Living Deltas Transdisciplinary Research Hub funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF).
Death toll from China's Coronavirus reaches 25, number of cases rises to 830- Authorities
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:37 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who died from the outbreak of the new type of coronavirus, has risen to 25, with the number of confirmed cases having reached 830, China’s National Health Commission said on Friday.
Second confirmed case of New Coronavirus registered in Japan: Reports
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:31 am
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: The second confirmed case of new coronavirus has been registered in Japan, media reported on Friday.
Coronavirus is not yet a global health emergency: WHO
Jan 24, 2020, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN health agency, WHO (World Health Organization), declared on Thursday that the respiratory disease Novel Coronavirus, is not yet an official Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but warned that is an emergency in China.
ISRO plans to send Vyommitra, a lady robot in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft
Jan 23, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘Vyommitra’, a lady robot in the unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft in the run-up to the first Human Space Mission by India in December 2021.
Nine dead, 440 infected with Corona virus in China
Jan 22, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Beijing/UNI: At least nine people have died and more than 440 infected from a new pneumonia-like virus -- Corona -- that has recently originated in China, media reported on Wednesday.
Israeli researchers develop method to rejuvenate kidneys
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israeli researchers have discovered a method to rejuvenate the kidneys, which has the potential to eliminate the need for dialysis in the future, Israel's Sheba Medical Center said Wednesday.
Australia working on countering spread of New Coronavirus : Prime Minister Morrison
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Australian health authorities took a number of measures to counter the risk of a spread of a new type of coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
WEF: Greenpeace challenges banks over $1.4 trillion invested in fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
Jan 22, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Davos-Klosters/IBNS: Since the groundbreaking Paris summit on climate change in 2015, 24 global banks have invested $1.4 trillion in the fossil fuel industry, according to Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace International. Greenpeace’s report, It’s the Finance Sector, Stupid, published today, puts the blame for the climate emergency at the feet of the banks, insurers and pension funds that participate in Davos.
New coronavirus vaccine could take months to develop in Russia - Health Ministry Official
Jan 22, 2020, at 10:36 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A Russian vaccine for the new strain of coronavirus will take at least half a year to develop, Deputy Director of the Russian Health Ministry’s Centre for Strategic Planning and Biomedical Health Risks Management German Shipulin said.
Healthcare’s a human right, not ‘a privilege for the rich’ UNAIDS argues at Davos
Jan 22, 2020, at 09:52 am
New York/IBNS: The UN agency devoted to ending AIDS as a public health threat is calling on top politicians and governments across the world to ensure the right to quality healthcare is upheld, and not just a privilege to be enjoyed by the wealthy.
UN human rights ruling could boost climate change asylum claims
Jan 22, 2020, at 09:26 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats.
First Novel Coronavirus case reported in US
Jan 22, 2020, at 08:43 am
Washington/IBNS: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), in the United States in the state of Washington. The deadly respiratory virus has claimed nine lives so far in China and left 440 people infected.
WEF: New public-opinion poll calls for better climate education and urgent upskilling
Jan 21, 2020, at 03:27 pm
Geneva, Switzerland/IBNS: A global survey of public opinion published today by the World Economic Forum finds that the world overwhelmingly blames global warming on human activity, with some regions slightly less trusting of climate science in 2020.
East Africa locusts threaten food insecurity across subregion, alerts UN agriculture agency
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:18 am
New York/IBNS: Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” that could spill over into more countries in East Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.
Smokers who quit one month before surgery reap benefits: UN health agency
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:04 am
New York/IBNS: Tobacco smokers who quit at least four weeks before undergoing surgery not only have a lower risk of complications, but also show better results six months later than those who continue, the United Nations health agency said on Monday.
Israeli, Canadian researchers develop 3D heart tissues
Jan 20, 2020, at 10:03 am
Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israeli and Canadian researchers have developed engineered three-dimensional (3D) heart tissues from induced human stem cells, Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) reported Sunday.
Health officials in Chinese city of Wuhan confirm 17 new cases of coronavirus: Statement
Jan 19, 2020, at 11:51 am
Beijing/Sputnik: The Municipal Health Committee in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in Hubei province, has said in a published report on Sunday that an additional 17 people have been confirmed as carrying a new form of deadly coronavirus infection.
Mobile protected areas needed to preserve biodiversity in the high seas
Jan 18, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Washington/IBNS: World leaders are currently updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, marine scientists argue this week, to introduce new techniques that allow protected zones to shift as species move under climate change.
Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:43 am
New York/IBNS: Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
5.3-magnitude quake hits New Zealand -- USGS
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:05 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 178 km ESE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 0207 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Novel coronavirus outbreak: Indian government issues travel advisories to travelers visiting China
Jan 17, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when an infection with a novel coronavirus has been reported from China, the Indian government on Friday issued to travelers visiting the neighbouring nation.
Climate crisis ‘affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent’
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:22 am
New York/IBNS: The climate crisis, as well as persistently high inequalities, and rising levels of food insecurity and undernourishment, is affecting the quality of life in many societies and fuelling discontent, the UN warned on Thursday, on the publication of the 2020 World Economic Situation Report (WESP).
India successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-30
Jan 17, 2020, at 09:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In yet another achievement in India's space journey, the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday.
2019 second hottest year on record, UN confirms
Jan 16, 2020, at 09:39 am
New York/IBNS: Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday.
Climate denial wastes time amid Australian bushfire crisis: official
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:30 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's science minister has said that people arguing over the existence of climate change and its impact on bushfires are wasting time.
Authorities of China's Wuhan admit new Coronavirus can transmit human-to-human
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:15 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The health authorities of the Wuhan city in the central Chinese province of Hubei have admitted that human-to-human transmission of the newly registered type of coronavirus is a possibility to not be ruled out despite no explicit evidence available at the moment.
At least 61 killed, scores trapped as avalanches hits life in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Jan 14, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 61 people were killed and scores of others trapped in separate incidents of avalanches in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday.
Hazardous bushfire smoke delays first day of Australian Open tennis qualifiers
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:13 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Thick bushfire smoke has delayed the first day of qualifiers at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday, with the toxic smog deemed too hazardous for athletes to play in.