Blood plasma reduces risk of severe Covid-19 if given early
The New York Times :A small but rigorous clinical trial in Argentina has found that blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can keep older adults...
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Soldiers break up scuffle in Ghana parliament
Reuters, Accra :Soldiers entered Ghana’s parliament to break up a scuffle between rival lawmakers at odds over last month’s elections, hours before President Nana Akufo-Addo...
Nepal’s top court begins hearing on dissolution of Parliament amid protest
Reuters, Kathmandu : Nepal’s top court began hearings on Wednesday on petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s sudden decision to dissolve parliament, as protesters...
Lahore High Court outlaws virginity tests in abuse cases
Dawn.com : Pakistan’s Lahore High Court has declared that the two-finger test (TFT) and the hymen test for the purposes of ascertaining virginity of a...
India to cull tens of thousands of birds over avian flu outbreak
AFP : Tens of thousands of poultry will be slaughtered in India after an outbreak of deadly avian influenza was found to have killed scores...
Portuguese nurse dies two days after getting Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
Zee News : A health worker in Portugal died two days after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes as a shock to the world community...
White police officer cleared of charges in Wisconsin shooting of Black man
Reuters, Kenosha : Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer of criminal charges in the shooting a Black man from behind in the...
Iran Guards seize South Korean tanker amid US tensions
AFP :Iran said Monday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking “environmental laws”, at a time of heightened...
Colombia’s illegal armed groups lost more than 5,000 members in 2020
Reuters, Bogota :Colombian illegal armed groups lost roughly 5,120 members in 2020 as the country’s armed forces continued operations amidst the coronavirus pandemic to weaken...
Eyeing Gulf detente, Saudi Arabia opens summit with call to counter Iran threat
Reuters, AL-ULA :Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened a Gulf Arab summit on Tuesday by taking aim at Iran and lauding a deal...
Proud Boys leader held for burning Black Lives Matter flag
The leader of the far-right Proud Boys group has been arrested in Washington DC on suspicion of burning a Black Lives Matter flag last month.Enrique...
Pelosi re-elected as US House speaker amid political uncertainty
Reuters, Washington :Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty,...