Daily Archives: November 6, 2021

Air pollution linked to heart scarring in adults with kidney disease: Study

Washington, Nov 5 (PTI) Air pollution may have detrimental effects on heart in individuals with hypertension and kidney disease, according to a study. The researchers...

India can guide the world in dealing with climate change: Environment Minister Yadav

Glasgow, Nov 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed India in a position where it can guide the world in dealing with the...

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

Washington, Nov 5 (AP) Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%...

Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%

Tehran, Nov 5 (AP) Iran's atomic agency said Friday that its stockpile of 20 per cent enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463...

Gene common in South Asians may double risk of COVID-19 death: Oxford-led study

London, Nov 5 (PTI) Scientists at the University of Oxford have identified a gene that may double the risks of lung failure and death...

Clean up your mess, youth tell climate talks inside and out

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AP) The generation of young people who will inherit a warmer future is telling the generation that caused carbon pollution to...

Pakistan government reaches understanding with TTP for temporary truce, says report

Islamabad, Nov 5 (PTI) The Pakistan government, with the help of Afghanistan's acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has reached a tentative understanding with the...

Flash floods in Bosnia prompt evacuations, power outages

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nov 5 (AFP) Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Bosnia, prompting evacuations, causing power outages in the capital and submerging roads...

Deadly week for migrants on French coast; at least 3 killed

PARIS, Nov 5 (AFP) A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and...

Russia gets partial win in $50B case over bankrupt oil giant

THE HAGUE, Netherlands , Nov 5 (AFP) The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday handed Russia at least a temporary victory in an appeal of...

Suspected Islamic extremists kill 69 people in western Niger

NIAMEY, Niger, Nov 5 (AFP) Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a self-defense brigade in western Niger, killing 69 people in the latest attack in the...

Ukraine charges 5 hackers allegedly working for Russia

KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 5 (AP) — Ukraine has filed charges of espionage and attempted state overthrow against five people who allegedly were part of...