On Saturday morning, Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, was waiting to operate on a 25-year-old woman who had recovered from a bout of Covid-19 three weeks ago.Inside the surgery, an ear, nose and throat specialist was already at work on the patient, a diabetic.He had inserted a tube in her nose and was removing tissues infected with mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection. This aggressive infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain.After his colleague…

On Saturday morning, Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, was waiting to operate on a 25-year-old woman who had recovered from a bout of Covid-19 three weeks ago.Inside the surgery, an ear, nose and throat specialist was already at work on the patient, a diabetic.He had inserted a tube in her nose and was removing tissues infected with mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection. This aggressive infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain.After his colleague…

On Saturday morning, Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, was waiting to operate on a 25-year-old woman who had recovered from a bout of Covid-19 three weeks ago.Inside the surgery, an ear, nose and throat specialist was already at work on the patient, a diabetic.He had inserted a tube in her nose and was removing tissues infected with mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection. This aggressive infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain.After his colleague…

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police broke out for a second night in Jerusalem on Saturday.Protesters hurled stones at the police and lit fires at Damascus Gate in the Old City, and officers responded by firing stun grenades and water cannon.Palestinian medics said 90 Palestinians were wounded. Israeli police said at least one officer was hurt.It follows days of simmering unrest over possible evictions of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.On Friday, more than…

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police broke out for a second night in Jerusalem on Saturday.Protesters hurled stones at the police and lit fires at Damascus Gate in the Old City, and officers responded by firing stun grenades and water cannon.Palestinian medics said 90 Palestinians were wounded. Israeli police said at least one officer was hurt.It follows days of simmering unrest over possible evictions of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.On Friday, more than…

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police broke out for a second night in Jerusalem on Saturday.Protesters hurled stones at the police and lit fires at Damascus Gate in the Old City, and officers responded by firing stun grenades and water cannon.Palestinian medics said 90 Palestinians were wounded. Israeli police said at least one officer was hurt.It follows days of simmering unrest over possible evictions of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.On Friday, more than…

The case stemmed from an allegation that Mr Trump directed his former lawyer to pay Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, to stop her speaking out about an alleged affair.The lawyer, Michael Cohen, was later jailed on multiple charges.The regulatory agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law announced the case closure Thursday.It came after the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, became deadlocked on taking action at a…

The case stemmed from an allegation that Mr Trump directed his former lawyer to pay Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, to stop her speaking out about an alleged affair.The lawyer, Michael Cohen, was later jailed on multiple charges.The regulatory agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law announced the case closure Thursday.It came after the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, became deadlocked on taking action at a…

The case stemmed from an allegation that Mr Trump directed his former lawyer to pay Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, to stop her speaking out about an alleged affair.The lawyer, Michael Cohen, was later jailed on multiple charges.The regulatory agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law announced the case closure Thursday.It came after the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, became deadlocked on taking action at a…

The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions.The deadliest police operation in the city's history has left 28 dead, including a police officer.Residents say police killed suspects who wanted to surrender and entered homes without a warrant.Police have denied any wrongdoing, saying officers acted in self-defence.Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's most…

The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions.The deadliest police operation in the city's history has left 28 dead, including a police officer.Residents say police killed suspects who wanted to surrender and entered homes without a warrant.Police have denied any wrongdoing, saying officers acted in self-defence.Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's most…

The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions.The deadliest police operation in the city's history has left 28 dead, including a police officer.Residents say police killed suspects who wanted to surrender and entered homes without a warrant.Police have denied any wrongdoing, saying officers acted in self-defence.Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's most…

Most were injured at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades as Palestinians threw stones and bottles.Tensions have been rising over the potential eviction of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.The Red Crescent has opened a field hospital to treat the wounded.The Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City is one of Islam's most revered locations, but is also a Jewish holy site, known as the Temple Mount.The site is a frequent…

Most were injured at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades as Palestinians threw stones and bottles.Tensions have been rising over the potential eviction of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.The Red Crescent has opened a field hospital to treat the wounded.The Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City is one of Islam's most revered locations, but is also a Jewish holy site, known as the Temple Mount.The site is a frequent…

Most were injured at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades as Palestinians threw stones and bottles.Tensions have been rising over the potential eviction of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.The Red Crescent has opened a field hospital to treat the wounded.The Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City is one of Islam's most revered locations, but is also a Jewish holy site, known as the Temple Mount.The site is a frequent…

It is the first vaccine developed by a non-Western country to get WHO backing.The vaccine has already been given to millions of people in China and elsewhere.The WHO had previously only approved the vaccines made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.But individual health regulators in various countries - especially poorer ones in Africa, Latin America and Asia - have approved Chinese jabs for emergency use.

With little data released internationally early on, the…

It is the first vaccine developed by a non-Western country to get WHO backing.The vaccine has already been given to millions of people in China and elsewhere.The WHO had previously only approved the vaccines made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.But individual health regulators in various countries - especially poorer ones in Africa, Latin America and Asia - have approved Chinese jabs for emergency use.

With little data released internationally early on, the…

It is the first vaccine developed by a non-Western country to get WHO backing.The vaccine has already been given to millions of people in China and elsewhere.The WHO had previously only approved the vaccines made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.But individual health regulators in various countries - especially poorer ones in Africa, Latin America and Asia - have approved Chinese jabs for emergency use.

With little data released internationally early on, the…

supporters from the governing Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said the blast happened as he was about to get into a car outside his home on Thursday.Initial reports suggested an explosive device had been fastened to a motorbike that was parked nearby.Mr Nasheed was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives.He won multi-party elections in 2008 but was ousted in a coup four years later.Mr Nasheed, 53, is currently serving as the speaker in parliament which is the Indian Ocean…

supporters from the governing Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said the blast happened as he was about to get into a car outside his home on Thursday.Initial reports suggested an explosive device had been fastened to a motorbike that was parked nearby.Mr Nasheed was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives.He won multi-party elections in 2008 but was ousted in a coup four years later.Mr Nasheed, 53, is currently serving as the speaker in parliament which is the Indian Ocean…