Health
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At least 1,100 surgeries conducted at Jaber Hospital in six months
By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: Head of Surgery Department at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital Dr Suleiman Al-Mazeedi said the large surgical capacity…
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Iraq confirms 13 cholera cases, scores suspected
Sulaimaniyah: A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people and scores more suspected cases have been sent…
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In a parched land, Iraqi gazelles dying of hunger
Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, making them the latest victims in a country where…
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US approves Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for youngest children
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines…
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Media awards highlight human stories of climate crisis
Rising ice melt in Greenland, the impact of relentless heat waves in California, and the precarious future of coastal cities…
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WHO to assess if monkeypox an international health emergency
Geneva: The WHO said Tuesday it would hold an emergency meeting on June 23 to determine whether to classify the…
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‘My apartment vibrates’: New Yorkers fight noisy helicopter rides
After a period of blissful silence overhead due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New Yorkers are dealing again with a familiar…
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‘Soul relief’: Bees help mentally ill on Greek island
On a hillside overlooking the azure blue waters of Greece’s Leros island harbor, a small group of workers in protective…
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US health experts say monkeypox cases harder to detect
Washington: US health experts said Friday that cases of monkeypox that are being detected at the moment do not necessarily…
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Thailand takes step towards legalising medicinal cannabis
Thailand relaxed its cannabis laws Thursday, with users permitted to possess and grow the plant — albeit under complicated new…
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Syria’s climate-scorched wheat fields feed animals, not people
Moussa Fatimi’s wheat field was once part of a thriving Syrian breadbasket. Now, he can’t even grow enough to feed…
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Rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise born in Swiss zoo
Visitors to a Swiss zoo caught a glimpse on Friday of a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise born in May.…
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