Creature discovered in Mono Lake can shed light on evolution of animals

Representative image of cells shown under microscope. — Unsplash/File A creature lying in the shallow waters of the Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada has been discovered by University of California, Berkeley researchers. What’s so significant about this creature is that it can help scientists identify the origins of living things that existed more … Read more

A health worker administers polio drops to a child.— Reuters/File KP reports first case after diagnosis of 9-month infant in Mohmand. Balochistan’s tally reaches 14 as 15-month-old detected with virus. Sindh reports 4th case after 3-year-old contracts disease in Keamari. Pakistan’s poliovirus tally for the ongoing year has reached 21 after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) reported … Read more

 Bavarian Nordic smallpox and mpox vaccine manufacturing line obtained by Reuters on August 16, 2024. — Reuters BERLIN: Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term and help the affected countries, said a government spokesperson on Monday. The government … Read more

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mohamed was also found guilty of crimes against humanity. The charges included flogging, sexual slavery and the destruction of historical sites in the ancient city of Timbuktu, according to the 822-page trial judgement. The restive western African nation has faced an influx of armed terrorist groups for … Read more

The funding will support critical response and prevention efforts for 9.9 million refugees and host communities in 35 countries across the continent. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease that can be transmitted through physical contact with an infected person, animal or contaminated objects. Read our explainer here. New virus strain The disease … Read more

A 44-year-old man, hailing from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. After being suspected of carrying … Read more

A Greek mythology statue holding a book. — Unsplash/File In a hilarious and ‘literary’ turn of events, a burglar in Rome was caught after being distracted by a Greek mythology book and reading it in the midst of a theft, Italian media reported on Sunday. The careless housebreaker accessed a flat via the balcony in … Read more

A health care worker prepares a dose of the “Jynneos” mpox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. — Reuters NEW DELHI: India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia’s … Read more

A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. — REUTERS NAIROBI: The countries in sub-Saharan Africa that are currently grappling with the menace of mpox may face fiscal pressure owing to the disease, warned ratings agency Fitch said on Wednesday. Potentially deadly mpox was declared global health … Read more

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is commemorated every year on June 26 and aims to increase action in achieving a drug-free world. This year’s campaign recognises that “effective drug policies must be rooted in science, research, full respect for human rights, compassion, and a deep understanding of the … Read more