Shanghai screens over 8mn people in new round of Covid tests
SHANGHAI: Amid an ongoing nine-day lockdown in Shanghai, more than 8.26 million people were screened in a new round of nucleic acid testing, a...
What 5-to-11-year-olds need to recover from the covid-19 pandemic
Vidya Sethuraman India Post News Service As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, school and district leaders are facing a fresh set of challenges with...
Australian science on a mission to end plastic waste
SYDNEY: Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, will tackle Australia's plastic pollution problem, pledging to help Australia reduce 80 per cent of its plastic waste...
Link between high cholesterol, heart disease 'inconsistent'
WASHINGTON: A new study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed that the link between 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor health...
On first day, over 2 lakh kids administered vaccine doses
NEW DELHI: On the first day of vaccination for children, more than two lakh vaccine doses were administered with the first dose, said the...
All eyes on UNEA for legally binding pact to address plastic pollution
NAIROBI: All eyes on Wednesday are on the third and final day at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly taking...
Tamilian Heart Beats in a Kashmiri Woman
CHENNAI: A heart from an 18-year-old brain dead donor was transported over 350 kilometres to Chennai and provided a fresh lease of life to...
Omicron wave accounts for more deaths than Delta surge in US Report
SAN FRANCISCO: The Omicron wave is breaking, but deaths have surpassed those from the Delta wave in the United States, The Seattle Times has...
Lahore's River Ravi the most polluted in the world
NEW DELHI: Not just the air but also the river flowing through Lahore has been found to be the world's most polluted, with active...
Doctor’s hands in protection gloves putting COVID-19 test swab into kid’s mouth
WASHINGON: More than 2.9 million child Covid cases have been added in the US in the past 4 weeks, and over 12.3 million children...