Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Iraqi security forces on Monday announced the seizure of nearly a million captagon pills in the possession of a “foreign trafficker”, as the country grapples with the ballooning drug trade. Authorities in Iraq — a key conduit for the amphetamine-type drug — regularly announce such operations in whic...
BOSTON, Massachusetts – Researchers have discovered a link between a planet-friendly diet and a reduced risk of death from chronic diseases. A study has found that individuals who followed a more sustainable diet were 25% less likely to die from cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses. The research was presented at the annual ...
GENEVA (AA): Half of the world population is at risk of contracting the mosquito-borne dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s unit head on tropical diseases, told a UN press briefing in Geneva that WHO recorded an eightfold increase in dengue cases between year 2000-2022, increasing from 500...
Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): The lives of young Sierra Leone’s young are mired in poverty and despair. “Kush” offers them relief — however, the nirvana is fleeting and carries a grim price. The recently-emerged drug is making terrible inroads among the young in Sierra Leone, a West African nation ranked among the world...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that more than 20 million children missed one or more vaccine doses against COVID -19 last year. Another 15 million children skipped vaccination altogether. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in Geneva that 4 million more children were vaccinated against COVID -19 in 20...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh is grappling with a deadly dengue outbreak this year, prompting health experts to call for a national public health emergency. On Tuesday, it reported 13 deaths from the disease, its highest single-day death toll so far this year, taking the total number to 127. Nine of these were in Dhaka. Meanwhile, [&helli...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): The Sudanese Army on Saturday accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting a hospital and killing five people. “Continuing their violation of international humanitarian law and all norms of war, rebel militias targeted the emergency room of the military hospital in Omdurman with a drone today, killing five patients...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh urged a visiting US delegation on Wednesday to come up with fresh financial assistance for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar district who have been badly affected by a recent UN cut in food rations. The high-profile US team held meetings with Bangladeshi officials, Rohingya leaders and UN agencies and other do...
Jenin, Palestine (AFP): As Israeli forces pulled out of Jenin after a brutal military onslaught, its Palestinian residents came back to assess the devastation: trashed homes, charred cars and roads strewn with rubble, glass and bullet casings. The West Bank city has endured violence before, but the latest offensive was the heaviest in years, w...
BRASILIA, Brazil – Two business associations have joined forces to promote halal products in the South American country of Brazil. The Halal Brazil Project is a joint effort of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). The project offers a series of trade shows and...
