Tag: World Health Organisation
TTP terrorists involved in Pakistan attack identified
PESHAWAR: The heavily-armed Pakistani Taliban terrorists who carried out an audacious attack on the office of the Karachi Police chief have been identified as residents…
Turkey: Children found alive as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 22,000
KAHRAMANARAS: Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of…
More could have been done for Indian-origin couple killed by son, UK report finds
LONDON: More could have been done to protect an Indian-origin couple murdered by their son by taking note of early warning signs about his violent…
WHO says Covid-19 remains ‘global health emergency’
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a ‘global health emergency‘ and the deadly virus will remain a ‘permanently established pathogen’ in humans and…
WHO panel in talks on Covid emergency status
GENEVA: The World Health Organization‘s emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.Before…
Indian-origin woman sentenced to 14 years in jail in Singapore for fatally abusing maid
SINGAPORE: A 64-year-old Indian-origin woman was on Monday sentenced to 14 years in jail in Singapore for joining her daughter in torturing the latter’s maid,…