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August 29, 2025 1:47 PM

Monkeypox continues to be a global health risk: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in a report today that Monkeypox continues to be a global health risk, with 47 countries reporting a total of 3,924 confirmed cases, including 30 deaths in July. The situation report for the multi-country outbreak of Mpox in July showed that all clades o...

August 29, 2025 1:28 PM

Haryana: Water level of Tangri river rises in Ambala

Due to heavy rains in the hilly areas, the water level of the Tangri River flowing through Ambala district has increased. Haryana Transport Minister Anil Vij reached the spot along with the district administration officials and took stock of the affected areas near the Tangri river. He said, while t...

August 29, 2025 1:21 PM

Global research team develops online-based tool for hypertension management for each patient

A global team of researchers from India, Australia, the US, and the UK has developed a novel online-based tool which can transform how hypertension is managed, allowing doctors to choose a treatment for each patient based on the degree to which they need to lower their blood pressure. The 'blood pre...

August 29, 2025 1:15 PM

White House names Jim O’Neill as replacement for director of US CDC

The White House has named Jim O'Neill as the replacement for the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after its previous leader was forced out of the job. Jim O'Neill currently serves as the deputy to Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, and will replace Susan ...

August 29, 2025 1:05 PM

South Korea: Former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrested

The wife of South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested over a raft of charges, including stock manipulation and bribery. Former first lady Kim Keon Hee denied all charges during a court hearing in Seoul, but the court issued a detention warrant, citing the risk that she ...

August 29, 2025 12:59 PM

Former Sri Lankan Minister Rajitha Senaratne remanded to police custody

In Sri Lanka, Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been remanded to police custody by the Colombo High Court today in connection with a case involving a sand mining project at the Kirinda Fisheries Harbour. The court directed that he remain in custody until he is produced before the Magistrate’s ...