More than 75% of doctors in India have faced some form of violence at workplaceA knife attack on a doctor in the southern Indian city of Chennai has raised fresh…
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Palestine: Aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza
United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council (UNSC) that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues…
India: Health concerns voiced as Delhi air pollution turns ‘severe’
People in India’s capital Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to severe levels in the city. Delhi and its neighbouring cities are…
Palestine: Israel has missed US deadline to boost Gaza aid- UN
The main UN aid agency in Gaza says Israel has failed to meet a US deadline to boost aid to the territory or risk a reduction in American military aid.…
New Zealand: PM apologies for ‘horrific’ care home abuse
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has formally apologised to victims of abuse in care homes, following an inquiry into one of the country’s biggest abuse scandals.The historic apology, delivered…
USA: Wildfires spread in New York, New Jersey
Fire crews in the United States are working to contain large blazes in the northeastern states of New York and New Jersey, where heavy, smoke-filled air has prompted health warnings…
Canada: Authorities record first human bird flu (H5 avian flu ) case
Canada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu after a teenager tested positive for the virus, according to health authorities. The teenager, from the western province of British…
Myanmar: Two million people at risk of starvation in Rakhine: UN
Myanmar’s war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a new United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at risk of starvation. “Rakhine’s…
Palestine: Patients in rare medical evacuation from Gaza
More than 200 seriously injured and ill Palestinians and their carers have been evacuated from Gaza, in one of the biggest operations of its kind in months, Israel says. The…
Switzerland: UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’
Accordinf to the United Nations women’s rights committe, Switzerland: UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity”the policy of forced sterilisation in Peru, which took place during…