May2021

Two decades ago, Soumya Swaminathan watched her HIV-infected patients suffer often horrific and unnecessary deaths. There was a treatment for their disease, but they simply could not afford it. The World Health Organization’s chief scientist told...

Singapore has categorically rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s claims that a new variant of coronavirus, which is “proved to be extremely dangerous” for children, was detected in Singapore, reports BSS. “There is no truth whatsoever...

The government today approved a proposal in principle to procure SARS COV 2 (COVID-19) vaccines from Sinopharm of China under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM) in order to meet the growing demand of vaccines in the...

The price of Bitcoin has fallen below $34,000 (£24,030) for the first time in three months, after China imposed fresh curbs on crypto-currencies. Beijing on Tuesday banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related...

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) owner Tata Motors has announced a shock quarterly loss of more than $1bn (£700m). It came as the Indian company wrote off $2.1bn related to its revamp of the UK-based luxury car...

Indonesian rock art is decaying at an alarming rate due to the effects of climate change, researchers said. This includes a picture of a wild pig drawn 45,500 years ago on the island of Sulawesi –...

Health authorities in Malawi have incinerated 19,610 expired doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it will reassure the public that any vaccines they do get are safe. It is the first African country to publicly...

An anti-fungal drug used in the treatment of a rare infection called mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, is in short supply across states in India. Amphotericin B, which is manufactured by many Indian firms, is also on...

China has released the first pictures taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars. The forward view shows the landscape ahead of the robot as it sits on its landing platform; the rear-looking image reveals Zhurong’s solar...

India’s holiest river, the Ganges, has been swollen with bodies in recent days. Hundreds of corpses have been found floating in the river or buried in the sand of its banks. Those who live close to...