New Delhi, May 23 (EFE).- India will make it mandatory for exporters of cough syrups to analyze their samples in government laboratories before dispatch, authorities announced Tuesday. The move comes in the wake of the deaths of children in several countries linked to medicine from India. “The export of cough syrup shall be permitted to … Read more
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 4 (EFE).- The upsurge in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks in several Southeast Asian countries is testing the response of hospital systems and forcing authorities to resume some preventive measures. The most worrying situation seemed to be in Malaysia, where almost 5,000 new cases were ed Saturday, when the … Read more
Bangkok, Apr 19 (EFE).- An unprecedented heatwave is wreaking havoc in Asia with temperatures surging above 40 degrees and causing deaths and significant crop damage in India apart from scorching countries such as China, Thailand and Myanmar. Authorities in India’s western state of Maharashtra on Wednesday cautioned against outdoor activities during the middle of the … Read more
Berlin, Apr 12 (EFE).- The German government on Wednesday unveiled a revised plan to legalize limited amounts of cannabis for personal consumption and possession. The left-wing coalition government had made full legalization of the drug one of the pillars of its successful election campaign, but has revised those plans – which would have seen cannabis … Read more
Kabul, Apr 7 (EFE).- “I am tired, I’ve been running around for three hours looking for blood. If you have the same blood group, please help us,” pleads Wasima, who like hundreds of Afghans has been affected by the shortage the country’s Central Blood Bank is facing due to a lack of international aid and … Read more
By Isaac J. Martin and Samar Ezzat Cairo, Apr 4 (EFE).- Mai al-Nahla, an Egyptian nutritionist witnessing first-hand the increasing rates of overweight and obesity across the Middle East, says the widespread practice of eating too much added sugar during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan can harm people’s health. “If you eat three meals … Read more
By Nattakarn Jeamrugeekul and Hataiphan Tungkananukulchai Bangkok, Apr 1 (EFE).- Six months after all remaining Covid-19 restrictions were lifted in Thailand – known by its tourist bureau as the “Land of Smiles” – many residents are still choosing to wear face masks. Thais give various social, health and employment reasons for continuing to use the … Read more
Tokyo, Mar 9 (EFE).- The World Health Organization (WHO) has sacked the Japanese head of its Western Pacific office after allegations of misconduct, racist and abusive behavior. “In line with the organization’s policy of zero tolerance for abusive conduct, the allegations were investigated,” a statement from the Geneva-based United Nations health agency. The probe “resulted … Read more
Tehran, Mar 7 (EFE).- Suspects were arrested in connection with the wave of poisonings at girls’ schools in Iran, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as protests over the alleged attacks took place across several cities. Deputy interior minister Majid Mirahmadi said the first arrests were made in five provinces but did not give further information … Read more
Tehran, Mar 5 (EFE).- Hundreds of Iranian girls from several schools have fallen sick in a new wave of poisonings across the Islamic republic, local media reported on Sunday. Some 29 of the 450 girls living in a female students’ residence in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia were hospitalized Saturday night into Sunday after … Read more
Washington, Mar 1 (EFE).- The United States government has seen nothing to indicate that the Havana Syndrome, the name given to a cluster of health issues experienced by American diplomats at home and abroad, resulted from the actions of a foreign adversary, the National Intelligence Council said in a report released Wednesday. “Symptoms reported by … Read more
New York, Mar 1 (EFE).- The director of the FBI Christopher Wray said the bureau believes that the Covid-19 pandemic “most likely” originated from a laboratory leak in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Wray’s claim fuels a divide in the United States intelligence community over the origins of the coronavirus, with other agencies suggesting the … Read more
