UN health agency urges China to continue search for source of new virus, as Thailand case emerges
Jan 14, 2020, at 09:25 am
New York/IBNS: It is “essential” for China to continue investigating the source of a previously unknown strain of coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Monday, following confirmation that an infected patient is being treated in Thailand.
New Zealand volcanic eruption death toll rises to 18
Jan 13, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll of New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption last month rose to 18 following the death of a severely injured person at an Australian hospital on Sunday night.
Improved diagnosis and treatment for patients with anaemia: Study
Jan 13, 2020, at 05:47 pm
London/IBNS: Ambulatory care specialists at the University of Birmingham are working with Vifor Pharma UK Limited (VPUK) to develop and implement a population-based anaemia diagnosis and treatment decision support service for routine healthcare delivery.
Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano threatens big eruption
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:35 am
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Nearly 50,000 people living near a volcano on an island close to the Philippine capital have heeded official warning to evacuate as fears of an eruption grew, officials said on Monday.
Australian PM open to increasing emissions reduction target in response to bushfires
Jan 12, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the government's emissions targets need to "evolve."
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Philippine authorities started to evacuate three towns in the province of Batangas, close to the capital Manila, over Taal Volcano’s increased activity and a strong explosion that resulted in a half mile-high pillar of ash, media reported on Sunday.
Aamir Khan lauds District Officials for Swachh Bharat Mission
Jan 12, 2020, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the ODF Sustainability workshop here on Sunday, with a special session by Shri Aamir Khan (Actor and Founder, Paani Foundation).
Earthquake measuring 3.4 on Richter Scale hits Kangra
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Kangra/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Sunday.
Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New York/IBNS: Inaction when it comes to the fight back against damaging climate change is not an option, the President of the UN General Assembly told a major energy conference in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Centre prohibits E-cigarette in higher educational institutions
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Union government prohibited electronic-cigarette and parts thereof through promulgation of The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance, 2019.
Australia wildfires: 'Mega blaze' may hit parts of the nation on Friday
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Australian authorities have said that two bushfires that are currently ravaging the nation might merge to form a "mega blaze" on Friday, media reports said.
Bushfires: Climate activists to march across several cities in Australia tomorrow
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:22 am
Sydney: Slamming the Australian government's 'criminal negligence' on the bushfire crisis, thousands of activists will participate in protest marches across nine cities in the country on Friday.
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prince William is kick-starting 2020 with a new drive to dispel the current pessimism around the environment, and replace it with fresh optimism and action.
2019 remained second hottest year on record: Study
Jan 08, 2020, at 06:25 pm
London/IBNS: Temperatures in December 2019 were above the 1981-2010 average throughout Europe. It was especially warm in the east.
Australia's Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one-third of landmass: NASA
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Washington/IBNS: NASA's Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia's Kangaroo Island.
Amid wildfires, Australia likely to kill 10,000 camels
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Stating that the thirsty animals are drinking too much water in the bush fire-hit country, authorities in Australia will start killing thousands of camels in a region of the nation from Wednesday, media reports said.
New Zealand forest fire continues
Jan 08, 2020, at 11:05 am
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The firefighters are working on Wednesday to contain a large forest fire which started on Monday and stretched to 350 hectares near New Zealand's Napier.
More international support needed to curb deadly measles outbreak in DR Congo
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: Countries are being asked to step up assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is facing the world’s worst measles epidemic, with more than 6,000 deaths since the start of last year.
Spread of polio still an international public health concern
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:42 am
New York/IBNS: The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva have concluded.
Snow engulfs major tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Shimla/UNI: A white blanket enveloped large parts of this hill state on Monday, especially tourist resorts, including Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Manali and Dalhousie, turning everything, from trees to mountains to cars frosted, while leaving few national highways and many major roads and link roads, snow-bound.
Hospitals in Hong Kong report 21 Wuhan-related pneumonia cases: Authority
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Public hospitals in Hong Kong have identified 21 cases suspected to be related to the recent pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan in Central China, the city’s Hospital Authority said in a statement on Monday.
Air pollution can worsen bone health: Study
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Barcelona/IBNS: Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented –lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etcetera– but for others there is less scientific evidence.
Bushfire smoke from Australia covers sky of New Zealand's Auckland
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Auckland, New Zealand/Xinhua/UNI: The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon.
Kota Hospital: Children death continues
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Jaipur/UNI: There seems to be no end to the deaths of children at Kota's JK Lon Hospital.
Earth will be at the nearest point to Sun on Sunday
Jan 04, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Planet Earth will be at closest point to Sun in its annual elliptical orbit around Sun at 0.9832436 AU i.e., 14,70,91,149 km from Sun at 1307 hours on Sunday.
Kashmir: Dozens of far-flung, remote areas cutoff due to snowfall
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), were again cut off in north Kashmir on Saturday due to fresh light to heavy snowfall.
Investing in health workers yields ‘triple dividend’, WHO chief says in New Year’s message
Jan 03, 2020, at 09:57 am
New York/IBNS: At the start of the new year and new decade, the head of the United Nations health agency thanked “the brave health workers” around the globe and asked that the world do better in supporting them.
Year of the Nurse and the Midwife highlights ‘backbone’ of health systems
Jan 02, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York/IBNS: The world will need an additional nine million nurses and midwives to achieve the commitment of providing all people with access to health care by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Short or long sleep linked to Pulmonary Fibrosis: Study
Jan 01, 2020, at 05:40 pm
London/IBNS: Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are 2-3 times more likely to have the incurable disease, pulmonary fibrosis, compared to those that sleep for 7 hours in a day. They attribute this association to the body clock.
Devastating fire kills 30 apes in German Zoo
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A blaze that broke out shortly after midnight on Wednesday killed over 30 apes inside a pen at a zoo in Krefeld in western Germany, zoo authorities and police said.