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UN refugee agency seeks reversal of ban on women aid workers in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and girls. The most recent restrictions will force the UN Refugee Agency to temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children.
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G7 calls on Taliban to 'urgently reverse' women aid workers ban
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The G7 foreign ministers said Afghan women are central to humanitarian and basic needs operations. "Unless they participate in aid delivery in Afghanistan, NGOs will be unable to reach the country's most vulnerable people to provide food, medicine, winterization, and other materials and serv
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Pakistan: Peshawar HC releases rapist after 'agreement' to marry his victi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Peshawar High Court acquitted Daulat Khan after the two got legally married in December following an out-of-court settlement
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Mass inclusion of modern medicine tools in China like DNA profiling gives
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have since 2016 been conducting mass DNA collection programs in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
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Madras High Court seeks status report on plea over caste discrimination in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Shanmugam filed a petition to the Madurai bench of Madras High court in the morning seeking compensation for more than 30 families who drank human excrement-mixed water in the Pudukottai district.
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Study: Chronic exposure to low levels of blast may be associated with neur
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research demonstrated that biomarkers associated with traumatic brain injury were elevated among law enforcement and military personnel, particularly in active duty participants with longer duration of service. Most notably, these elevated bio
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Scientists explore the latent regenerative potential of the inner ear
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Neil Segil have identified a natural barrier to the regeneration of the inner ear's sensory cells, which are lost in hearing and balance disorders. Overcoming this barrier may be a first step in returning inner ear cells to a newborn-like state
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Following Taliban's crackdown on women, German non-profit organizations su
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban banned women from working with NGOs, and international organizations from going to work, German non-profit groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan, joining a long list of other humanitarian organisations that have done the same, Khaama Press reported.
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Study reveals insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing ne
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing nerve fibres in mice could lead to drugs for treating addictions and major depression.
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Study reveals how alveolar macrophages protect against viral infection
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The human immune system is a very intricate network of cells, signals, and reactions that is strictly regulated in order to ensure that the body can fight off infection without injuring its own tissues
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Researchers discover artificial DNA to locate, eliminate cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have developed a brand-new method for locating and eliminating cancer cells by using synthetic DNA. The procedure was successful in lab tests against cells generated from human cervical cancer, human breast cancer, and mouse malignant melanoma.
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Research: Enzyme that protects against viruses could fuel cancer evolution
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
An enzyme that defends human cells against viruses can help drive cancer evolution towards greater malignancy by causing myriad mutations in cancer cells, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding suggests that the enzyme may be a potential target for f
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