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Research: Role of nutrient may reveal dietary target in fight against micr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A nutrient that is common in the human diet has been found to aid the survival of a cancer-causing bacterium, a new Yale study finds. The findings could reveal an important target for new drugs to tackle numerous infectious diseases in humans.
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United Nations criticises China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The presentation, "The situation of Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang," comes after the report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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Repression on the rise in Tibet as CCP rule continues to deny human rights
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term in October following the 20th National Party Congress, its aftermath was seen all over Tibet as the Tibetans showed how they were not provided adequate healthcare, food, accommodation rather forced to thank the Chinese Communist Party in squa
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Afghanistan is home to over 70 per cent of world's refugees, displaced peo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghans continue to live miserably in their country and have been bearing the brunt of human rights violations since the Taliban took control in August last year.
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EU announces further sanctions on Myanmar's junta
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The new listings target 19 persons and one entity, including the Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Kan Zaw, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Htun Htun Oo, and high-ranking members of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and Air Force.
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Researchers reveal tomatoes' health benefits to gut microbes
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers revealed for health-related link between tomatoes in the diet and changes to the human gut microbiome.
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Study shows differences between brains of primates are small but significa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders.
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New theory explains recovery delays in COVID-19 and cardiac patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
COVID-19 patients placed on ventilators can take a long time to regain consciousness. New research from Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, MIT, and Massachusetts General Hospital is now illustrating that these delays may serve a purpose: protecting the brain from oxygen deprivatio
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UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages. "Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over 1 million of the country's most vulnerable people wit
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Sikh gurus sacrificed everything to safeguard nation, provided 'selfless s
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Extending his warm greetings to the people on Guru Nanak Dev's 'Prakash Parv' in the state capital, the chief minister said, "Sikh Gurus spread the light of strength and faith wherever they went. Their lives and teachings inspire generations to remain selflessly dedicated to nation, 'dharm'
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to represent India in the Universal Periodi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will be heading the Indian delegation to the 41st Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Agencies call for global action to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Global solidarity is urgently needed to help vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa survive a rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe, driven by the longest and most severe drought in recent history that is expected to continue well into 2023.
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