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Rights activists term domestic violence an 'endemic' in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to The News International, a patriarchal mindset, depleting economic situation, religious extremism, increasing population, discriminatory traditions and the impact of the climate crisis, all provide a perfect environment for domestic violence in Pakistani society.
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SIMS Pune organises 13th edition of annual international research conferen
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI/SRV): Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune, organized its 13th Annual International Research Conference, SIMSARC'22 from December 15th to 17th, 2022 in hybrid mode. The theme of the conference was "Pandemic to Endemic: Propositions for th
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Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges similar in Madagascar, Braz
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82 per cent of its plant species and 90 per cent of its vertebrates are endemic, only occurring there. Living amidst this unique biodiversity is a population so deprived that the
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Pak activists raise concern over custodial torture in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Joseph Jansen, chairperson of the rights group "Voice for Justice" said that the existing blasphemy laws did not guarantee a fair trial and religious freedom, and the accuser enjoyed impunity despite presenting false evidence and false testimony, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Lassa virus endemic area could significantly grow in coming decades
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
San Diego [US], September 27 (ANI): Researchers examined decades' worth of environmental data related to Lassa virus outbreaks for their study, which was published on September 27 in Nature Communications.
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Make torture a crime: Rights group urges Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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"Tomato fever" is misleading colloquial name for Hand Foot and Mouth Disea
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 21 (ANI): Medical professional has called "Tomato fever" a misleading colloquial name for hand, foot and mouth Disease.
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Can Monkeypox spread through Sex? Check what experts have to say
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After monkeypox was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, concerns have emerged about sexual behaviour considering that the virus can be spread through close contact of any kind, including through kissing, touching, oral and
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Does the PLA face the same endemic problems as Russia's military?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 18 (ANI): With China routinely speaking of conquering Taiwan, and as it threatens other neighbors and even the USA, it is pertinent to ask questions of the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in light of what has been witnessed in Ukraine as Russia's military c
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Why COVID-19 booster shots are essential?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study explores differences in the duration of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 from vaccines and natural infection based on waning antibody levels and demonstrates the need for booster vaccination in curtailing breakthrough infections and reinfections.
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Scientists discover why vaccination against malaria loses its effect in sh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have studied the human immune response after immunization with the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum. Their findings could explain why natural infections, to which people in endemic areas are constantly expo
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Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': Tedros
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 9 (ANI): Amid a surge in Monkeypox infections, director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to identify all cases and contacts to control the outbreak in an address on Wednesday.
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