DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland has announced that members of the public age 60 and over may now receive Covid booster vaccinations.Pregnant women are also eligible for a Covid booster.Appointments for boosters can be made through the Health Service Executive.HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry asked those eligible to make appointments, saying it would provide "ongoing protection from serious illn

Ireland says those over 60 now eligible to receive Covid-19 boosters

Ireland's Covid-19 booster appointments to open for those over 60

Ireland offers Covid boosters to those over 60, pregnant women

SANYA, China: Following a Covid lockdown, some 80,000 tourists cannot leave the southern Chinese beach resort of Sanya. The restrictions were imposed as Chinese authorities worked to halt the spread of COVID-19 in the city, located on Hainan Island. Officials said there were 229 confirmed cases on August 5 and an additional 129 on August 6. The lockdown is part of China's "zero-COVID" policy. <

80,000 tourists locked down in China's Sanya as Covid spreads

Thousands stranded in China resort city amid COVID lockdown

China tourism city of Sanya struck by Covid, 80,000 tourists stranded

Woodhouse (Leeds) [UK], August 11 (ANI): According to research of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women, vegetarians have a 33% higher risk of hip fracture than habitual meat eaters.
University of Leeds research, published today (Thursday, August 11) in the journal BMC Medicine, investigated the risk of hip fracture in occasional meat-eaters; pescatarians, people who eat fish but not meat; and vegetarians compared to regular m

Study: Vegetarian women are at higher risk of hip fracture than habitual meat eaters

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 11 (ANI): The recently approved heterologous Covid-19 vaccine, Corbevax is expected to be available as a booster dose on the COWIN App in both public and private vaccination centres from Friday, manufacturer Biological E. Limited (BE) said.
Corbevax was approved as India's First Heterologous COVID-19 Booster Shot for 18 Years and above after the six months of administration of the pri

Corbevax likely to be available at vaccination centres from tomorrow

Bern's sanctions against Russia mean it cannot represent Ukraine in Moscow, Russian officials insistSwitzerland cannot represent Ukraine's diplomatic interests in Russia as it has given up its neutral status by joining anti-Russia sanctions, Moscow said on Thursday.Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev explained that Bern has asked whether it can represent Ukraine in Rus

Switzerland no longer a neutral state Moscow

Edinburgh [UK], August 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, a medication commonly used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has demonstrated promise as a potential new treatment for motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of uncommon diseases that slowly robs patients of the ability to control their muscles by destroying the moto

Patients with motor neuron disease might benefit from repurposed medication

The world's first registered Covid-19 shot has been supplied to 71 countries, home to four billion people, the head of the fund behind Sputnik V saysIn the two years since its registration, Sputnik V has proven to be "one of the most effective and safe tools" against Covid-19 both in Russia and abroad, the head of the fund which financed the vaccine's development and oversees its distribution sa

Russia&#039;s Sputnik V Covid jab marks two-year anniversary

Six people have so far been infected with the so-called ?Deltacron? variant, according to the country's consumer health watchdogA new hybrid strain of Covid-19, which combines the features of the Delta and Omicron variants of the virus, has been discovered in Russia, the country's consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has confirmed on Thursday.Six cases of the so-called 'Deltacron' str

Hybrid Covid-19 strain discovered in Russia

Bern's sanctions against Russia mean it cannot represent Ukraine in Moscow, the Foreign Ministry saysSwitzerland cannot represent Ukraine's diplomatic interests in Russia as it gave up its neutrality status by joining anti-Russia sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev said Bern has asked Moscow whether it can represent Ukra

Switzerland is no longer a neutral state Moscow

Melbourne [Australia], August 11 (ANI): Australia men's cricket team have donated their prize money from their recent tour of Sri Lanka for purpose of supporting children and families which have been affected by the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.
Led by Pat Cummins, a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Australia ambassador, the team will donate $45,000 to the organisation's Sri Lan

Australian team donates Sri Lanka tour prize money for supporting children, families in crisis-hit island nation

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): India logged 16,299 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with a case positivity rate of 4.58 per cent, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
The country had reported 16,047 fresh infections yesterday with a case positivity rate was 4.94 per cent.
With this, the active caseload in the country stands at 1,25,076 which was 1,28,261 yesterday.
According to the 

India logs 16,299 new COVID cases in last 24 hours

Russia&#039;s Sputnik V vaccine marks two-year anniversary

The tragic case of Annie Moylan, who died in Melbourne in 2017 from sepsis, when 18 weeks pregnant, has put a spotlight on this life-threatening condition.Delay in receiving blood results, admission to a private hospital that did not pr

Sepsis is serious during pregnancy, but thankfully it is still rare

A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China's Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021.It's related to Hendra and Nipah viruses, which cause disease in humans. However, there's much we don't know about the new virus - known as LayV for short - including

What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?

The comments come soon after a top official suggested North Korea's leader had fallen ill with ?high fever? during the outbreakNorth Korea is claiming to have eradicated Covid-19, saying its quarantine system was fully successful against the virus, while announcing an end to strict containment policies imposed last spring.During a <a href="http://kcna.kp/kp/article/q/e531

North Korea declares victory over Covid

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases among children, the health expert said that children who were infected with coronavirus in January or April are again being infected with the virus but the cases are mild that can be managed at home.
However, children are also being infected with other seasonal illnesses.
Dr Nitin Verma Director Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital said that children are 

Children getting COVID-19 re-infections, other seasonal illness like foot and mouth disease: Expert

Children getting COVID-19 re-infections, other seasonal illness: Expert

Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill which expands the medical benefits for the veterans who were exposed to toxins from burning pits of trash on military bases, a step to support veterans and their families.
Taking to Twitter, Biden said that the PACT (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) Act is the most significant law in the nation's history to help millions o

Biden signs Bill to expand health benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

Seoul - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus, ordering a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, state media said on Thursday.North Korea has not revealed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found, but since July 29, it has reported no new suspected cases with what international aid organizations say are limited testing capab

North Korea&#039;s Kim Declares Victory in Battle Against COVID-19

Globally, heat waves have become an increasingly frequent summer affair, as much of the world faces extremely high temperatures.The rising frequency and intensity of heat waves can trigger various forms of emotional distress affecting people's mental health. One such emerging form of distress is eco-anxiety, which is defined by the Am

Climate change and extreme heat are making us more anxious

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland, fearing fuel shortages, is weighing the rationing of fuel, to begin as early as September, according to the Irish Mirror.Initial plans call for the government to order large energy users, such as data centers, to reduce their usage.This follows reduced oil supplies resulting from the ongoing war in Ukraine.Due to Russia supplying large amounts of energy to Europe, espec

Official: Plans for energy rationing in Ireland as early as September

Energy rationing could come to Ireland in the autumn, says official

Ireland prepares for energy rationing, reports local media

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh raised fuel prices by some 50 percent this week, which is aimed at reducing the country's subsidy burden, but could further stoke inflation, which is already at above 7 percent.Surging energy and food prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine war have inflated the south Asian country's import bill, forcing the government to ask for loans from the the International Monetary Fund and other

Bangladesh government raises fuel price by 50 percent

Bangladesh announces fuel price rises

Bangladesh cuts fuel subsidies, raises fuel prices by 50 percent



                                                    
                                                    VIENNA, 11th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at US$101.29 a barrel on Wednesday, compared with US$100.92 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.

The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Gira

OPEC daily basket price stands at $101.29 a barrel Wednesday

Singapore, August 11 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Singapore on Thursday after nearly a month's stay in the country, local media reported citing officials.
"The ImmigrationCheckpoints Authority (ICA) confirms that Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Singapore on Aug 11, 2022," the immigration office said in response to media queries, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.
According to CNA, Rajapaksa's short

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Singapore: Report

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Thailand has allowed former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country on the condition that he does not cause problems for the country.
"Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will temporarily stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country," Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
"T

Thailand allows Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay on condition he doesn't cause problems for country

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