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Tibetans tortured, harassed, jailed under Covid restrictions
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Extreme Covid restrictions by Chinese authorities are making living conditions worse in Tibet.
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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes make anxious smokers smoke less
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers. They said reducing nicotine content in cigar
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Tibetan delegation at COP 27 raises concern over environmental degradation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Tibet delegation pointed out that the Chinese government is responsible for the worsening climate situation in the region which is already affected by global warming.
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Pakistan's default risk worsens, credit default swap spikes to 93 pc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's credit default swap (CDS) spikes by 30 percentage points in a week to 92.53 per cent ahead of debt repayment, amid political unrest.
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Maintaining "sweet spot" indoor humidity levels may reduce COVID-19 transm
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Maintaining an indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent is associated with relatively lower rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths, while indoor conditions outside this range are associated with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
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Research: Obesity-related gut damage may worsen asthma symptoms
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Changes in gut function caused by weight gain are associated with an increase in asthma severity, according to research to be presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Harrogate.
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China lost USD 18 billion in 2021 due to extreme weather: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding back sustainable development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water stress.
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Tibetan monk opposed to CCP rule dies after years of ill health following
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Geshe Tenzin Palsang was a resident of Draggo county in Sichuan's Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and passed away in September after his health condition suddenly turned worse, Washington-based media outlet RFA reported citing a source inside Tibet.
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Stressful circumstances worsen symptoms of long-term COVID: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for COVID-19 will suffer signs of long COVID a year later.
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SC declines urgent hearing of plea seeking to curb air pollution
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent hearing of a plea seeking measures worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR and a complete ban on stubble burning.
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Delhi: Quality of air recorded at 329 in AQI meter, continues to remain in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The primary schools will reopen from today, which were shut down as the Air Quality in Delhi went from bad to worse. Curbs on outdoor activities for secondary school students will also be lifted from today.
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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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