Can we prevent zoonotic diseases from spreading to humans and protect our cities from major future outbreaks? Seventy-five percent of infectious diseases in humans come from animals. Environmental destruction and urbanisation are increasing the risk of zoonotic outbreaks. Veterinarians run disease surveillance programmes in poor African countries like Madagascar. They’re…
In August 1864, a small group of nations adopted a convention in Geneva, Switzerland aimed at ameliorating the condition of the wounded in war. The First Geneva Convention laid the foundation for the legal framework referred to as international humanitarian law (IHL). Also known as the “rules of war”, IHL…
OHCHR reports death toll after Israeli military’s shooting of 11-year-old Abdullah Jamal Hawash in Nablus. The United Nations says that Israeli forces have killed 165 children in the occupied West Bank over the past year. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported on Wednesday that the…
NewsFeed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called Donald Trump ‘increasingly unhinged and unstable’, after comments from his former chief of staff that Trump had praised Hitler and met the definition of a fascist. Published On 24 Oct 202424 Oct 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…
Flights to and from the capitals of Odisha and West Bengal will be suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning. Authorities in India’s eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal are evacuating hundreds of thousands of people from coastal areas as a powerful cyclone approaches the region. Cyclone Dana, currently…
EXPLAINER What’s the difference between the Supporters’ Shield and the MLS Cup? Which teams have qualified? Al Jazeera explains. The 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) season in North America is heading towards its conclusion, with the region’s top club football teams vying for a chance to lift the coveted MLS…
Want to know who will win the United States presidential election? Take a look at the stock market. Of course, there is no crystal ball to tell us who will prevail on November 5. The polls, as much as they can be trusted, show Vice President Kamala Harris and former…
Local media report that ballon also carried leaflets ridiculing the South Korean president. Rubbish carried by a North Korean balloon has landed on South Korea’s presidential compound, authorities have said, in the second such incident in recent months. South Korea’s presidential security service said in a statement on Thursday that…
Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot. The mother of a teenage boy in the United States who took his own life is suing the maker of an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that she claims encouraged her son’s death. In a lawsuit filed…
One of the main drivers of Turkey’s defence industry became the target of a deadly attack on Wednesday afternoon. The assault on state-run Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) has killed at least five and injured 22. It came a day after an unprecedented statement from a Turkish nationalist leader about the…
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