‘Virginity testing’: a human rights violation, with no scientific basis - UN
Oct 18, 2018, at 03:13 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess the virginity of a girl or a woman, which is a common practice in at least 20 countries.
New discovery opens path to treatments for hearing loss
Oct 17, 2018, at 06:42 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a gene called Insm1 is essential for the development of the ear’s outer hair cells — the loss of which is the most common cause of deafness.
UN ‘stands in solidarity’ with cyclone-hit India – Secretary-General Guterres
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:56 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of lives and devastation caused by Cyclone Titli in India and said that the Organization is ready to provide assistance.
Bryan Adams concert photo highlights Delhi's pollution trouble
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:59 am
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, who was in India recently, shared an image on social media which showcased the country's pollution trouble.
World Health Organization calls crisis meeting over deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:26 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called an Emergency Committee meeting on the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already claimed around 130 lives.
On their epic journeys, migratory birds connect nations and inspire people, UN says on World Day
Oct 14, 2018, at 05:28 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): Highlighting the challenges migratory birds face in their epic journeys, senior United Nations officials have called on the global community to join forces and “unify voices for bird conservation.”
With rapid, far-reaching changes, world can prevent climate change worst-case scenarios – UN chief
Oct 14, 2018, at 05:01 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): Checking global warming and preventing some of the worst-case scenarios of runaway climate change “is still possible,” the United Nations Secretary-General said on Saturday, urging greater action and ambitions.
Breast ÂfeedÂing proÂtects inÂfants from anÂtiÂbiÂotic-resÂistÂant bacÂteria: Study
Oct 13, 2018, at 06:18 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): A new study shows that babies that are breastfed for at least six months have less antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their gut compared with infants breastfed for a shorter time. In addition, antibiotic use by mothers increases the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in infants.
Calm the immune system, halt premature birth: Study
Oct 13, 2018, at 04:39 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Premature birth is the leading cause of infant death and disability in the U.S., and costs billions in dollars and heartache every year. Now, University of Connecticut researchers report in Reproductive Sciences a potential treatment that could stop many cases of premature labor and birth in their tracks.
C-section birth: Study says procedure increasing at an alarming rate
Oct 13, 2018, at 03:21 pm
London, Oct 13 (IBNS): A recent study has said that the percentage of doctors and pregnant mothers undertaking the Ceasarean section or the C-Section has almost doubled in the last decade and a half. It stated the development as 'alarming'.
Hurricane Michael: Storm kills at least 16, leaves behind a trail of destruction
Oct 13, 2018, at 12:43 pm
Tallahassee, Oct 13 (IBNS): Dubbed the 'mother of all bombs', Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Irrigating vegetables with wastewater in African cities may spread disease: Study
Oct 12, 2018, at 05:22 pm
London, Oct 12 (IBNS): Urban farmers growing vegetables to feed millions of people in Africa’s ever-growing cities could unwittingly be helping to spread disease by irrigating crops with wastewater, a new study reveals.
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:25 am
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has called for Governments across South-East Asia, to take a lead in the fight against global warming and the damaging impact of climate change.
Nigeria floods: Guterres ‘deeply saddened’ by loss of life and rising need
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday he is “deeply saddened”, as the Government of Nigeria announced that some 200 people have died, and a further 1,310 injured, due to flooding across a dozen states. Overall, around two million have been affected.
'Titli' : Two dead in Andhra Pradesh
Oct 11, 2018, at 02:18 pm
Vizag, Oct 11 (IBNS) : Cyclone Titli that hit the coast in southern Odisha on early Thursday, had a severe impact on neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, leaving two persons dead, media reports said.
Hurricane Michael: Storm kills at least one person in Florida, downgraded
Oct 11, 2018, at 11:20 am
Tallahassee, Oct 11 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as Hurricane Micheal made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, reports said.
Cyclone Titli hits Odisha coast
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:30 am
Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IBNS): Cyclone Titli has made a landfall close to Gopalpur area in Odisha on Thursday, Indian weather officials said.
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:16 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): Gathered at a United Nations conference in Bangkok, countries from the Asia-Pacific region pledged to work together on Wednesday to leverage the power of space technology and boost sustainable development.
Disasters: UN report shows climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses
Oct 11, 2018, at 07:56 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people over the last 20 years and left a further 4.4 billion injured, homeless or in need of emergency assistance, UN experts said on Wednesday.
Start nurturing your mental health ‘at an early age’ urges UN chief
Oct 11, 2018, at 07:52 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): Worldwide, it is estimated that one in five adolescents experience mental health challenges, though most remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. Marking Mental Health Day on Wednesday, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on the psychological well-being of young people aged 10 to 14, to stave off conditions that can impact their lives deep into adulthood.
Oct 10, 2018, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Titli’ over west central Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of about 14 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay cantered at 0830 hrs IST of on Wednesday, over West central Bay of Bengal, about 320 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 270 km southeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Indian Met officials said.
Memory ‘brainwaves’ look the same in sleep and wakefulness
Oct 10, 2018, at 06:30 pm
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham has shown.
Never forget a face? Research suggests people know an average of 5,000 faces
Oct 10, 2018, at 05:38 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): For the first time, scientists have been able to put a figure on how many faces people actually know– a staggering 5,000 on average.
Affable apes apt to live longer, study shows
Oct 10, 2018, at 05:29 pm
Edinburgh, Oct 10 (IBNS): Male chimps that are less aggressive and form strong social bonds tend to live longer, research suggests.
Oct 10, 2018, at 04:46 pm
Sydney, Oct 10 (IBNS): The Australian Bureau of Meteorology on Wednesday revised its ENSO Outlook to "El Niño Alert" meaning the chances of an El Niño forming during Spring is now 70% or roughly three times the normal risk.
Territorians urged to prepare for all weather hazards this wet season: Australian Met Bureau
Oct 10, 2018, at 04:41 pm
Sydney, Oct 10 (IBNS): The Australian Bureau of Meteorology released its tropical cyclone outlook on Wednesday, reminding Territorians to start preparations for the severe weather season.
Oct 10, 2018, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) : The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Titli’ over west central Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of about 14 kmph during past 06 hours, and lay cantered at 0830 hrs on Wednesday over West central Bay of Bengal, about 320 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 270 km southeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
Start nurturing your mental health ‘at an early age’ urges UN chief
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:56 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Worldwide, it is estimated that one in five adolescents experience mental health challenges, though most remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. Marking Mental Health Day on Wednesday, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on the psychological well-being of young people aged 10 to 14, to stave off conditions that can impact their lives deep into adulthood.
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:39 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Following the series of devastating earthquakes, tsunami and landslides on 28 September in Indonesia, the death toll has risen to 2,010, with around 10,700 seriously injured and nearly 700 still reported missing, according to United Nations agencies on Tuesday.
4.3 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, no casualty
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:26 am
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit Nicobar Islands on Wednesday, officials said.