Menu
Close

Tag: virus

Palestinians charge Israel of starving them of COVID vaccine

2 years ago
The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca, and accused Israel of shirking a duty to ensure vaccines are available in occupied territory. While Israel has already become the world leader in vaccinations per capita, Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West […]
Read story

Lebanon enters new crisis as COVID figures surge

2 years ago
Lebanon must shut down for two weeks after a surge in coronavirus infections, the caretaker health minister said on Monday, as the country reels from the massive Beirut port blast. “We declare today a state of general alert and we need a brave decision to close (the country) for two weeks,” Hamad Hassan told Voice […]
Read story

Report: humidity has a significant impact on the spread of COVID-19

2 years ago
Dutch pollster and data-analyst Maurice de Hond exposed a relationship between the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the weather (especially specific humidity). He calls for further scientific research on this phenomenon. His recent findings are currently being analysed by scientists. By Maurice de Hond A highly respected virologist sent me the link to an […]
Read story

UN concerned about discrimination against coronavirus victims

2 years ago
United Nations human rights guardian Michelle Bachelet urged the global community on Thursday to show solidarity with people of ethnic Asian origin subject to discrimination amid an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that started in China. “The coronavirus epidemic has set off a disturbing wave of prejudice against people of Chinese and East Asian ethnicity, […]
Read story

Gulf economcis threatened by coronavirus

3 years ago
The coronavirus crisis, which has already battered oil prices, threatens to further undercut Gulf economies battling a downturn and struggling to wean themselves from a decades-old energy addiction. The six Gulf states -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates -- count China as their main trading partner and crude buyer, which […]
Read story

Saudi Arabia sets up new authority for cyber security

5 years ago
Saudi Arabia has set up a new authority for cyber security and named its minister of state Musaed al-Aiban its chairman, strengthening security in the world’s largest oil exporter, a royal decree said. The National Authority for Cyber Security will be made up of the head of state security, the head of intelligence, the deputy […]
Read story

New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains

5 years ago
  Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus - making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is a collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company […]
Read story

Stay up-to-date

Latest news