Due to failure of proper vaccination, Pneumonia cases seem to be on the rise in five countries including India. By Rajesh Kumar Thakur According to the report, India ranked second with 1.27 lakh children succumbing to pneumonia in 2018 following Nigeria, which was on top with 1.67 lakh fatalities. PATNA: India remains behind Pakistan, Bangladesh

Guinean President Alpha Conde delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War Two which helped liberate southern France, in Boulouris, France, August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool/File Photo Guinea President Alpha Conde announced on Monday that he was replacing his security minister following deadly protests

Default on mortgages jumped 41 percent to Sh38 billion, pointing to widespread distress in the real estate sector as Kenya’s economy slows down and property auctions pick up. Latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows that mortgages recorded the highest growth in non-performing loans (NPLs) last year from Sh27.2 billion in 2017, reflecting the

The new Springbuck HD MRAPS and Fahd wheeled APCs (background) for AMISOM’s Burundian contingent are seen lined up. (AMISOM) The Burundian contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has taken delivery of 10 Springbuck Heavy Duty (HD) mine-resistance ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), the South African manufacturer DCD Protected Mobility confirmed to Jane’s .

Photo/AFP / Ozan KOSE/Turkey captured many IS fighters in recent operations in Syria Turkey said Monday it had begun sending back foreign jihadists to their countries of origin, with an American already expelled and more than 20 Europeans including French and Germans in the process of being deported. A “foreign terrorist fighter” from the US

Photo/Somali Times/President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, will attend the United Nations Conference on Development in Nairobi. The conference, chaired by the United Nations Development Fund (UNFPA), sets out common plans for the development of the annual and regional

Iraqi demonstrators take part in the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of unrest in which security forces have killed nearly 300 protesters. The protests

Post-partum haemorrage is responsible for 40% of maternal deaths (Photo by Pixabay from Pexels) Poor quality oxytocin, a drug used to stop excessive bleeding in pregnant women, has been linked to high maternal mortality. Excessive bleeding or post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is responsible for 40 per cent of maternal deaths (two in every five deaths) in

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales looks down during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales is calling for new presidential elections and an overhaul of the electoral system Sunday after a preliminary report by the Organization of American States found irregularities in the Oct. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) Bolivian President

Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, representing Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al Thani Humanitarian Fund, signing the MoUs and agreements with Timothy Wright, Action Against Hunger to provide humanitarian and relief assistance in several African countries, including Somalia and Congo. Doha: The Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al Thani Humanitarian Fund