DUBLIN, Ireland: A strike has been set for thousands of Ireland's healthcare and community workers beginning October 17th.In a statement, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) said the strike is being authorized due to the Government's "failure" to resolve funding and recruitment issues.After the breakdown of negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission in July, a vote to authorize the strike 

Ireland braces for strike by thousands of healthcare workers

Ireland unsure how strike by health workers will affect hospitals

Ireland unions promise October strike by healthcare workers

DUBLIN, Ireland - Experts believe the world's next pandemic is already on its way, and they fear it will kill millions more than Covid. Ireland participated in the United Nations General Assembly's first-ever high-level meeting on pandemic preparedness earlier this week. World leaders, including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, signed a political declaration calling for increased international collaboration and co

UNGA sounds alarm on 'Disease X' that can kill millions more than Covid

Taoiseach Varadkar joins world leaders in historic pandemic pledge

From COVID to Disease X: Urgent need for global pandemic resilience

CAMP HILL, Pennsylvania: This week, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Rite Aid could shut down some 400 to 500 stores under the terms of a bankruptcy plan it is negotiating with creditors.  The company also said it could either sell or let creditors take over its remaining operations, the report added. Given the ongoing negotiations, Rite Aid said that no decisions have been made at this time.</

Rite Aid plans to shut down over 400 stores under bankruptcy plan: WSJ

Rite Aid may shut over 400 stores under bankruptcy plan

Rite Aid may close over 400 stores, allow creditors to run operations

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that from September 25, it will again deliver COVID-19 tests for free to households nationwide. Through the "COVIDTests.gov" website, U.S. households can order four free tests, which can detect currently circulating COVID-19 variants and are intended for use through the end of 2023, the agency added. The agency also an

US government to again deliver COVID-19 tests free to homes

Households to get COVID-19 tests for free from US government

COVID-19 tests to be delivered free to households in US

FREMONT, California: This week, brain-chip startup Neuralink, owned by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, said an independent review board granted it approval to begin recruiting volunteers for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. The company added that people with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could qualify for the six-year trial.  

Musk's Neuralink to start human trials on paralysis patients

Brain-chip startup Neuralink to open trials on paralysis patients

Musk's Neuralink to implant chip in brain of paralysis patients

Every day, we are bombarded with messages about a world in crisis. Alongside the ongoing reminders of wars, economic recessions and social unrest is news about natural disasters and extreme weather - be that prolonged droughts, freak

How community gardening could ease your climate concerns

Every year, around 2.4 million people in the UK get food poisoning - mostly from viral or bacterial contamination. Most people recover <a href="https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/food-poisoning/

I&#039;m a microbiologist and here&#039;s what (and where) I never eat

Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): According to a study, patients with acute kidney damage who need outpatient dialysis after leaving the hospital receive the same care as patients with the more prevalent end-stage kidney disease.
However, some patients on dialysis for acute kidney injury have the potential to recover. Patients with the latter diagnosis, which is typically brought on by long-standing hypertension or dia

Some kidney patients may benefit most from quick dialysis: Study

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - Environmental experts are ringing alarm bells, saying decades-long climate and environmental changes in Sudan have exacerbated social and political instability, fueling the monthslong conflict in the country centered around access to land, water and other vital resources.The current conflict in Sudan, rooted in global geopolitics and the historical legacy of the previous leadership of now-dep

Climate Change Exacerbating Sudan&#039;s Instability, Experts Say

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 28 (ANI/WAM): UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union, who is on a working visit to the UAE.
During their meeting at Qasr Al Shati, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Assoumani to the UAE, extending his best wishes for the visit and expressing his keenness to expand bilate

UAE President receives President of Union of Comoros

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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield was diagnosed with a "very serious, very aggressive form of brain cancer," ex-teammate Curt Schilling announced on his podcast.

Schilling admitted he was unclear whether Wakefield wanted his battle with cancer revealed in a public format. Schilling said he elected to do so due to the power of prayer as well as a sense of guilt.



Curt Schilling reveals Tim Wakefield has brain cancer

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 28 (ANI): Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is optimistic about India's chance of winning the World Cup if the Men in Blue continue to play the same "good cricket" for the next 45 days.
The cricket fever is all-time high all over the world as the World Cup is just a week away. Men in Blue are full of confidence after winning the Asia Cup and clinching a recently concluded ODI ser

"We hope India continues to play good cricket for next 45 days": Sourav Ganguly on ODI WC

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI): The Mumbai police saved the life of a 28-year-old man after being alert by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) about his suicidal behaviour, the police said on Thursday.
The police were alerted by an email sent by Interpol, which stated that the man was searching on Google 'Ways to commit a suicide'.
Taking cognizance of the matter, the police traced 

Mumbai police save man doing online search for "ways to commit suicide"

Chittagong, Bangladesh - European maritime companies are ditching their old ships for scrap on Bangladesh beaches in dangerous and polluting conditions that have killed workers pulling them apart, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.Bangladesh's southeastern Sitakunda beaches have emerged as one of the world's largest shipbreaking yards, fueling the South Asian country's booming construction industry and its need f

HRW Says European Firms Ditching Toxic Ships on Bangladesh Beaches

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 28 (ANI): A delegation of Vishwa Hindu Parishad called on Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi at Rajbhawan in Chennai, an official statement said.
During the meeting, VHP delegation submitted a memorandum expressing concerns about the remarks being made on Sanatana Dharma by the political leaders.
"A delegation from Vishwa Hindu Parishad called on Governor Ravi and submitted a memorandum ex

VHP delegation calls on TN Governor RN Ravi, expresses concern on Sanatana Dharma row

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 28 (ANI): Group D-qualified candidates in West Bengal took out a protest rally in Kolkata against the state government demanding jobs on Wednesday.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari also joined the protest.
While speaking to ANI during the protest rally, Suvendu targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying, "These people are suffering, 

West Bengal: Group-D candidates protest against govt in Kolkata demanding jobs

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): As part of the Seva Pakhwada, Ayushman Bhav Abhiyan for saturation of essential health services is being held across the country from September 17, under which over 1,68,000 Ayushman melas have been organised witnessing the registration of more than 75 lakh patients as on September 27, an official statement said on Wednesday.
The 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign inaugurated by President Drou

Over 1.5 lakh Ayushman melas organised since Sept 17 under 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): In view of the recent spike in dengue cases in several parts of the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital and reviewed the dengue situation and preparedness of public health system for prevention, containment, and the management of the disease, an official statement said.
According to the official statement,

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness of public health system amid rising Dengue cases

Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): Researchers examined the safety and practicality of gene delivery to several brain regions in animals using a noninvasive, ultrasound-based approach, and their findings imply that when more locations are opened, gene delivery effectiveness improves within each targeted site.
Shirin Nouraein, a PhD student in Rice bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski's lab, is the study's lead author, and it wa

Study finds way to deliver clinically used gene therapy vectors

New York [US], September 27 (ANI): A cellular signal essential to the development of the skeleton increases during aging to weaken bones, finds a new study in mice. The study, led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, found that blocking the signaling pathway, called Notch, in aging skeletal stem cells caused a"massive increase" in bone mass and restored lost bone-healing ability during aging.
The study res

Do you know blocking abnormal stem cell signal during aging lessens related bone loss? Study finds

Moscow is benefitting from high oil prices, the former US president has saidSoaring energy prices have boosted Russia's revenues, while the US is facing major economic threats due to its transition to clean energy, former President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday.Addressing supporters at Drake Enterprises, a non-union auto parts manufacturer near Detroit, Trump condemned the administrat

Russia making a fortune Trump

Bangkok - A Thai court Thursday found four national park officers not guilty of abducting and murdering an Indigenous rights activist who disappeared nine years ago while aiding a lawsuit against park officials.Porlajee 'Billy' Rakchongcharoen was detained by then-Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn on April 17, 2014, allegedly for illegally harvesting wild honey. Chaiwat and three subordin

Thai Park Officers Acquitted of Murder of Indigenous Rights Activist

Yaounde, Cameroon - Gabon's prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country's economy. He also says the military junta needs time to carry out reforms and a national dialogue before a projected return to civilian rule.Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Gabon's prime minister, Raymond Ndong Sima, said he wants to remind the world that

Gabon PM Says Sanctions Could Be Damaging, Military Junta Needs Time

Supplies of agricultural products to 'unfriendly' states shrank by over $2.5 billion last year, Dmitry Patrushev saysRussia has substantially slashed its agricultural exports to 'unfriendly' nations that imposed sanctions on Moscow, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev revealed on Wednesday.Moscow reduced deliveries of its agricultural produce to Western states by $2.6 billion las

Russia slashes food exports to Western countries minister

By Ajit DubeyArakkonam (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 28 (ANI): At a time when Chinese Naval and research vessels have intensified their activities in the Indian ocean, a top Naval officer asserted that no country's warships or vessels can sail through the region without being noticed by the Indian Navy.
"There is no way any country's warships or vessels can pass through the Indian Ocean without getting detected by the I

No warship, submarine can pass through Indian Ocean without being detected: Top Navy officer

Coconut Island Co. has unveiled the benefits of Tapee tea and has become a reliable resource for buyers who want to get their hands on tested and reputable options of the herbal tea to experience its multitude of benefits. Coconut Island Co. is a platform launched by travel enthusiasts who explored the sustainable practices of locals around the world who relied on natural resources for their day-to-day lives. No

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