Lifestory: From Syria to COVID-19 frontline, stateless scientist sets sights on vaccine
EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, speaks with scientist Nowras Rahhal about how being stateless has affected his life – and his involvement in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine…
Restorers remove dangerous Notre Dame cathedral scaffolding
Paris. FranceAP Restorers at Paris’ fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have completed key preliminary work by successfully removing all the perilous roof scaffolding, officials said this week. In this Tuesday, 14th April file photo, a man wearing face mask walks past Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Officials say restorers at Paris’ fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have […]
New Zealand’s Ardern set to declare climate emergency
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global warming. The government will put forward a motion to declare the emergency next Wednesday, the government said as parliament reconvened after a general election won by Ardern’s […]
Ugandan election: Two prominent pastors enter presidential race as clergy flock to politics ahead of 2021 election
JOHN SEMAKULA reports how two pastors are hoping to bring Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s long rule to an end in next year’s presidential election…
Rights groups decry attacks on Pakistan’s minority Ahmadis
Islamabad, PakistanAP Three international human rights groups on Thursday denounced recent attacks on Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi community and asked Islamabad to “urgently and impartially investigate a surge” in violence. The joint appeal from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists came days after a 16-year-old Muslim youth opened fire on a group of […]
Africa’s top public health official warns on COVID vaccine rollout timeframe
Nairobi, KenyaAP Africa’s top public health official says vaccinations against COVID-19 on the continent might not start until the second quarter of next year. And he says it will be “extremely dangerous” if more developed parts of the world vaccinate themselves and then restrict travel to people with proof of vaccination. Two women walk past […]
Women call for end to domestic violence after lockdowns bring more attacks
Istanbul, Turkey/Rome, ItalyReuters Women around the world on Wednesday marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, highlighting how lockdowns due to the pandemic had left many trapped with their abusers and exposed to greater danger. The United Nations said that since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and […]
Adults, children must move more to stay fit in pandemic era – WHO
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday in its first guidance in a decade. It recommended that children and adolescents have an average of one hour […]
A Sustainable Life: Outdoor heaters are very inefficient – here’s how to keep warm outdoors more sustainably
As the northern hemisphere heads into winter, SHARON GEORGE, a lecturer in environmental science, looks at the most sustainable way to stay warm outside…
Explainer: When and how will COVID-19 vaccines become available?
New York City, USReuters Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc have released trial data showing their COVID-19 vaccines to be about 95 per cent effective at preventing the illness, while AstraZeneca Plc this week said its vaccine could be up to 90 per cent effective. If regulators approve any of the vaccines […]