A representational image showing the view of the sea’s surface from below. — Unsplash Scientists have recently discovered a vast ocean concealed beneath the Earth’s crust as an immense reservoir of water, stored in rock known as “ringwoodite”, 400 miles below the surface. Researchers found water stored inside mantle rock in an unconventional sponge-like state … Read more
A representational image of a depressed man. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to you because I’ve been struggling with depression for almost a year now, largely related to my unemployment woes. After completing my Bachelors in Media Communication in 2021, I am now … Read more
This August 10, 2022 file sphoto shows a pharmacist administering a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against mpox virus, at a pharmacy in Lille, northern France. — AFP KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated … Read more
There are estimated to be some 400 of these criminal enterprises in the Philippines alone. They are almost always operated clandestinely and illegally alongside licensed and legal online gaming operations. The proliferation of online scam farms targeting victims across the world is a relatively new phenomenon that exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippines Presidential … Read more
These include severe limb injuries, amputations, spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injuries and major burns. Israeli forces pushed into Gaza in response to the 7 October 2023 terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in southern Israel. Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, highlighted that the surge in rehabilitation … Read more
A 16-year-old patient suffering from the Congo virus has died at Fatima Jinnah Hospital in Quetta. According to sources, the patient was admitted to the hospital in critical condition and received intensive treatment, but succumbed to the illness. This latest case raises the total number of Congo virus deaths in the province to nine this … Read more
A collection of postcards lying with a person writing something on one of the cards. — AFP/File A woman, Helen Roberts, in Swansea, UK has met long-lost relatives for the first time in her life after a 121-year-old postcard was finally delivered to an address earlier this month. The postcard arrived at the Swansea Building … Read more
A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi on July 20, 2020. — Reuters Immunity gaps critical obstacle to eradication efforts, experts say. Polio vaccine refusal surged in areas like Pesahwar, parts of Karachi. Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar called core reservoirs of polio transmission. ISLAMABAD: A report by … Read more
A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. — Reuters PESHAWAR: Another case of the mpox, also known as monkeypox, was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), pushing the tally of the virus to six in Pakistan, provincial Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah said on Wednesday. Notably, … Read more
As we reported earlier in the week, there has been a proliferation of illicit operations, known as scam farms, following the COVID-19 pandemic, across Southeast Asia – including in the Philippines – where they have often operated alongside legal gambling businesses. UNODC is supporting countries across the region to cooperate more closely to fight back … Read more