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NASA postpones Artemis 1 Moon mission over 'engine bleed'

Aug 30, 2022, at 01:42 am

NASA postponed the launch of the Artemis 1 mission, an uncrewed flight around the Moon, which was scheduled to take off Monday from Florida after encountering a temperature issue with one of the four RS-25 engines.

India registers 7,591 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Aug 29, 2022, at 03:33 pm

New Delhi: India registered 7,591 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.58 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

A View From Space With Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari

Aug 28, 2022, at 07:18 pm

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari spent 177 days on the International Space Station, where he conducted his first spacewalk and hada bird’s-eye view of Earth’s atmosphere. SPAN writer Krittika Sharma catches up with the spaceman

India records 9,436 Covid cases in last 24 hours

Aug 28, 2022, at 06:05 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 9,436 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 86,591, according to Union Health Ministry data issued on Sunday.

India records 9,520 new COVID-19 cases

Aug 27, 2022, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi: India registered 9,520 fresh COVID-19 cases as the daily positivity rate touched 2.50 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Toronto administers more than 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine fourth doses so far

Aug 27, 2022, at 03:44 am

Toronto/IBNS: More than 7.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the vaccination campaign have been administered by Team Toronto including more than 400,000 fourth doses.

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech alleging patent infringement over Covid vaccine

Aug 27, 2022, at 02:38 am

Washington/IBNS: Moderna Friday announced to sue its suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing their Covid-19 shot, which was administered to hundreds of millions around the world.

NASA's Webb detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere

Aug 26, 2022, at 09:24 pm

Los Angeles/IBNS: National Aeronautics Space Administration's (NASA's) James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system, NASA said.  

World reaches ‘tragic milestone’ of one million COVID-19 deaths so far in 2022

Aug 26, 2022, at 02:42 pm

New York: There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against the disease, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported on Thursday.

Italian man gets Covid-19, monkeypox, HIV all at once after unprotected sex with men

Aug 26, 2022, at 04:51 am

For the first time ever a man has been reported to have contracted Covid-19, monkeypox and HIV all at once, reported the Mail Online.

Tropical cyclone Ma-on kills 3 in Philippine

Aug 25, 2022, at 07:59 pm

Manila/IBNS: The Philippine government Thursday informed the tropical cyclone Ma-on that battered the main Luzon island this week killed at least three people and injured four others.

India reports 10,725 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Aug 25, 2022, at 07:00 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India reported 10,725 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 94,047 as per the Health Ministry data Thursday.

China renews orange alert for drought

Aug 25, 2022, at 01:35 am

Beijing/UNI: China's national observatory on Wednesday renewed an orange alert for drought as heatwaves continued in many regions.

Study says Dugong are functionally extinct in Chinese waters

Aug 25, 2022, at 12:19 am

London: New research led by ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led researchers to declare that one of the ocean’s most gentle giants, the dugong (Dugong dugon), is now functionally extinct in China.

African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases

Aug 24, 2022, at 08:13 pm

With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases.

WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east

Aug 24, 2022, at 07:05 pm

New York: Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, citing authorities in the country.

India registers 10,649 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Aug 24, 2022, at 03:07 pm

New Delhi: India registered 10,649  fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  2.62 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Karkinos launches cancer cure app in Kolkata

Aug 23, 2022, at 08:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Technology-driven oncology platform Karkinos has launched a cancer cure app in Kolkata to break barriers towards providing access to cancer care Karkinos Healthcare Pvt Ltd, which was founded in Jul 2020.

Congo registers new Ebola case, linked to previous outbreak

Aug 23, 2022, at 03:56 pm

Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in the northeastern North Kivu Province, the health ministry said in a statement.

India registers 8,586 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Aug 23, 2022, at 03:17 pm

New Delhi: India registered 8,586 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.19 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Maharashtra records 1,183 new Covid cases

Aug 23, 2022, at 02:40 pm

Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 1,183 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Tuesday.

Indonesia: Magnitude 5.5 quake hits south Bali

Aug 23, 2022, at 01:17 am

Jakarta/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Bali resort island in central Indonesia on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

India registers 9,531 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Aug 22, 2022, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi: India registered  9,531 people in COVID-19 as the daily positivity rate touched 4.15 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

India registers 11,539 fresh COVID-19 cases

Aug 21, 2022, at 06:03 pm

New Delhi: India on Sunday registered 11,539 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 3.75 percent, as per data released by the ministry of Health.

Maharashtra records 1,855 fresh Covid-19 cases, two more deaths

Aug 21, 2022, at 04:30 pm

Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra recorded 1,855 fresh cases of Covid-19 and two virus-related deaths during the past 24 hours, according to a health bulletin on Sunday.

Lancet warns about 'Tomato Flu', a highly infectious disease affecting children

Aug 21, 2022, at 01:17 pm

A new type of disease, called Tomato flue, affecting the hand, foot, and mouth is spreading in India with Kerala and Odisha reporting cases of the infection.

22 dead, 8 missing in Himachal Pradesh flash floods

Aug 21, 2022, at 03:55 am

Shimla:  At least 22 people have been killed and eight others are reported missing in Himachal Pradesh where 34 incidents of landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts have occurred in the last 24 hours, Chief Secretary RD Dhiman stated on Saturday.

WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

Aug 20, 2022, at 09:55 pm

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its first guidelines on the viral disease, published on Friday.

Himachal Pradesh: Four dead, 15 missing in rain related mishaps

Aug 20, 2022, at 09:53 pm

Shimla: Four people died and 15 others went missing in various rain related mishaps that occurred in Chamba and Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh during the past 24 hrs.

India registers 13,272 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Aug 20, 2022, at 03:56 pm

New Delhi: India registered 13,272 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  4.21 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.