Tag: World Health Organisation
How Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting Covid story
Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the US and…
Elon Musk’s Twitter drops media labels funded by govts
Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Muskowned platform started stripping blue verification…
Thailand: Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in Thailand
BANGKOK: An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a “drastic increase”…
Japan’s Prime Minister has no plan to tweak sales tax to fund childcare measures
TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he has no plan now to raise Japan’s sales tax rate, when asked about plans to fund…
Irish climber dies, Indian missing
Irish climber Noel Hanna, 56, died on Monday while an Indian is still missing after falling into a crevasse in two separate incidents on Mount…
Chinese man rejects blasphemy charges, jailed
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the…
Brigitte Macron turns 70, hoping to avoid the headlines
PARIS: French first lady Brigitte Macron turns 70 on Thursday, but don’t expect her to talk about it.“Wait for April 13, 2023 when I’m going…
Lula: Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits China, seeking ties and Ukraine support
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew off to China on Tuesday to strengthen ties with his nation’s biggest trade partner…
China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief
The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses…
Shukla: Hindu American community leader Suhag Shukla among women faith leaders feted by US health secretary
NEW DELHI: Suhag A Shukla, co-founder and executive director of advocacy organisation Hindu American Foundation, was among 15 women faith leaders who were honoured by…