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Travelers at Hong Kong International Airport.
Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine to three days
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will ease its Covid hotel quarantine requirements for people arriving from overseas, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday.From Friday, those arriving in the city will have to stay at designated quarantine hotels for three days.They will then undergo another four days of "medical surveillance" either at home or at any hotel.Currently, overseas arrivals have to quarantine for seven days at designated hotels.During the "medical surveillance" period, people can go out but may not enter places that require vaccine passes to be checked, including bars, gyms and amusement centres.They are also barred from participating in any mask-off activities - such as certain forms of exercise - or entering homes for the elderly or disabled people and designated...
August 08, 2022

Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine to three days

Chaturvedi started his career as a singer of devotional songs.
The rise of anti-Muslim hate music in India
NEW DELHI — Sandeep Chaturvedi, 26, is readying to record his new song in a makeshift studio in the city of Ayodhya in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh.The song is about a mosque that has become a subject of controversy after Hindus claimed the right to worship there. It is riddled with innuendos against Muslims. But Chaturvedi says the song could get him back in business.Chaturvedi's songs are part of a growing trend of music on YouTube and other social media platforms where supporters of the Hindu right-wing spew venom at Muslims.The lyrics are abusive or threatening. They are usually based on the premise that Hindus have suffered for centuries at the hands of Muslims — and now it's payback time.Writer and political analyst Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay says that in...
August 08, 2022

The rise of anti-Muslim hate music in India

A Metropolitan police officer on patrol in London
Shock as London police admit strip-searching hundreds of children
LONDON — Several hundred children were subjected to strip searches in London over the last two years, newly released figures reveal.Data shows that 650 children aged 10 to 17 underwent the practice between 2018 and 2020.Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, said she was "deeply shocked" that so many youngsters had been searched this way."In a strip search, your most intimate parts are searched," said de Souza. "For any child, that's going to be traumatic and concerning."The data also reveals ethnic disparities, added De Souza.She said 58% of children strip-searched over the two-year period were black, despite just 19% of 10-17-year-olds in the UK capital having this ethnicity.The commissioner also found that in nearly a quarter of...
August 08, 2022

Shock as London police admit strip-searching hundreds of children

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Energodar.
Stop suicidal attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN chief
TOKYO — UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for the end of military operations around Europe's largest nuclear plant.Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine has been hit by a series of bombardments since last Friday, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces blaming one another for the attacks."Any attack on nuclear power plants is a suicidal thing," the UN's secretary-general told reporters in Tokyo, adding that international inspectors should be allowed to access the nuclear plant immediately."I hope that these attacks will end," said Guterres. "At the same time, I hope that the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] will be able to access the power plant."These remarks by the UN chief come as Ukraine's state energy company said on Sunday that a...
August 08, 2022

Stop suicidal attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN chief

Even parrots are included in the list of threatened species.
Giraffes, parrots and oak trees, among many species facing extinction
BONN — Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from IPBES, an independent intergovernmental science and policy body supported by the UN.It may be surprising to learn that even giraffes, parrots, and oak trees are included in the list of threatened species, as well as cacti and seaweed.Seaweed is one of the planet’s great survivors, and relatives of some modern-day seaweed can be traced back some 1.6 billion years. Seaweed plays a vital role in marine ecosystems, providing habitats and food for marine lifeforms, while large varieties – such as kelp – act as underwater nurseries for fish. However, mechanical dredging, rising sea temperatures and the building of coastal infrastructure are contributing to the decline of the species.The world’s trees...
August 08, 2022

Giraffes, parrots and oak trees, among many species facing extinction

Image shows bomb detonationImage source, Italian army.
Dried-up Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb
ROME — An unexploded World War Two bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to extreme drought.The 450kg (1,000lb) bomb was found by fishermen on the banks of the depleted River Po.Large sections of the 650km river have dried up in Italy's worst drought for 70 years.Unusually hot weather and low rainfall levels have compounded northern Italy's water shortages and heightened fears about the effects of climate change."The bomb was found by fishermen on the bank of the Po river," army official Colonel Marco Nasi told Reuters news agency.Some 3,000 nearby residents were reportedly evacuated so that bomb disposal experts could safely carry out a controlled explosion on Sunday."At first, some of the inhabitants said they would not move, but in the last...
August 08, 2022

Dried-up Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb

Democratic senate majority leader Chuck Schumer addresses reporters after the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate.
Fist pumps as US climate bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON — Democrats cried with joy and pumped their fists in the air after the US Senate finally approved a key plank of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda.The bill, a product of 18 months of intense wrangling, will now be sent to the Democratic-controlled House where it could pass as soon as this week.The Inflation Reduction Act includes $369bn (£305bn) for climate action - the largest investment in US history.Its authors say it will reduce US carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.It would also raise corporate taxes and lower healthcare costs as part of a package surpassing $700bn (£580bn), which the White House says will pay for itself.Democrats negotiated among themselves for months to ensure the bill received the support of every one of the party's 50 senators, which it...
August 08, 2022

Fist pumps as US climate bill clears Senate hurdle

UNSOM Human Rights Officer Ms SIA Mawalla, pose for a photo with a representative of civil society in Erigavo, Sanaag region.
From the Field: Outreach across the Horn of Africa
GENEVA — In July, a UN human rights officer embarked on an outreach visit to the Horn of Africa’s Sool and Sanaag regions, a seven-day round-trip of more than 1,600 kilometers by road.The region is home to some 600,000 people, many of whom the UN tries to support as they face challenges ranging from inter-clan conflict to gender-based violence and human rights violations.Traveling such long distances is all part of the regular work of human rights staff and other UN officials in their efforts to meet those in need.The recent trip involved discussions with local government officials, civil society groups and human rights activists, with the latter calling for stronger press freedom, modern facilities for law enforcement agencies to better serve local residents, and improvements to camps...
August 08, 2022

From the Field: Outreach across the Horn of Africa

People attend the funeral of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israel's attacks, in Rafah, Gaza on Sunday.. jpg
Israel, Islamic Jihad declare truce in Gaza after three days of clashes
GAZA CITY — A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad has held overnight, raising hopes of an end to three days of Israeli bombardment in Gaza that has killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children.The truce began at 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday (20:30 GMT) despite a flurry of Israeli air raids and Palestinian rocket attacks up until the last minute. Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes just after the Sunday night deadline failed to derail the Egypt-brokered truce.While both sides had agreed to halt the fighting, each has warned the other that it would respond with force to any violence.US and United Nations leaders urged both sides to continue to observe the ceasefire.In a statement, US President Joe Biden praised the truce and...
August 08, 2022

Israel, Islamic Jihad declare truce in Gaza after three days of clashes

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A headache on one side does not indicate any specific disease, clarifies GHC
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Health Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GHC) has clarified that if a headache appears on one side of an individual's head, this does not mean that he suffers from a specific disease.The GHC's clarification came through its official accounts after rumors circulated on social media suggested that the appearance of a headache on one side of the head is evidence that proves the person has a disease.The GHC stressed that despite the widespread rumor, the location of the headache in fact does not indicate the presence of any specific disease.Some rumors indicate that when a person feels a headache in the frontal area of ​​the head, it indicates stomach disease and digestive problems, but this is not true, the GHC said.It noted that it is not...
August 08, 2022

A headache on one side does not indicate any specific disease, clarifies GHC

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