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Health: Trump’s USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths by 2030

July 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President Donald Trump’s controversial move to cut most of the US’ funding towards foreign humanitarian aid through the USAID could cause more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. A third of those at risk of premature deaths were children, researchers […]

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Roving Periscope: In five days, the US arrests third Chinese scientist for ‘bioterrorism’

June 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In 2020, US President Donald Trump accused China of spreading COVID-19, and called the coronavirus the “Chinese virus.” Five years on, his administration has arrested a Chinese researcher from Wuhan, from where the pandemic is suspected to have spread to the world, for allegedly trying to smuggle “biological materials” into […]

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Population: Human headcount falling alarmingly, warns UNFPA

June 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Earth’s human population is falling in many countries, and resource crunch is among the key reasons for this decline, according to the United Nations Population Fund, the world body’s agency for reproductive rights. The agency has taken its strongest line yet on fertility decline, warning that hundreds of millions of […]

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Kerala Recorded over 1,000 Covid Cases, India Reaching 3,000 Mark

May 31, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 31: India’s active coronavirus cases have risen to nearly 3,000, with Kerala fighting the highest number of cases in the latest resurgence of infections followed by Maharashtra, and Delhi. Official data shows a quick rise in the cases within four days. While India recorded a total of 1,010 cases by May 26, […]

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First Covid Death Reported in New Round

May 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 28: A 40-year-old patient on Wednesday succumbed to the COVID-19 virus at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, said an official. GMCH Medical Superintendent GP Thami confirmed the patient’s death, stating that the patient was referred from Ludhiana and was hospitalised two days ago with severe respiratory issues. The […]

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Covid-19 Surge in Singapore, Hong Kong, No Need to Panic in India

May 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 18: After a period of relative calm, Covid-19 infections are once again surging in densely populated financial hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore. The surge in cases has signalled a resurgent wave across Asia. According to the health authorities, the increase in infections are likely because of waning population level immunity to […]

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Study finds how obesity is linked to long Covid

May 12, 2025 revoi editor

People with excess weight are more likely to experience long-term neurological and mental health symptoms after Covid-19, including headaches, vertigo, smell and taste disorders, sleep disturbances, and depression, according to new research. The study was conducted by visiting PhD scholar Debora Barbosa Ronca from the Edith Cowan University (ECU) Centre of Precision Health. “We anticipated […]

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WHO set to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue

May 2, 2025 revoi editor

The World Health Organisation plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem. The UN agency also called for strategies to improve access to the treatment […]

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Earthquake: PM Modi talks with Myanmar junta chief, offers all help

March 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after a devastatingly powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar and Thailand, claiming more than 1,000 lives so far, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, spoke with Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, conveyed India’s deep concern over the loss of life and property and offered all possible help […]

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Calamity: Emergency in Myanmar and Thailand after a 7.7 temblor kills many

March 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale, rattled Myanmar, Thailand, parts of China, among other areas, killing scores, and trapping dozens of workers in a collapsed under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok where a state of emergency was declared, the media reported on Friday. India has offered help to both […]