Category: International

Safety concerns are main reason parents hesitate on HPV vaccine

 Safety concerns are a main reason American parents hesitate to have their children vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, according to a new study. The finding challenges a common reason given by doctors for not recommending the vaccine more forcefully — that parents are concerned […]

HSBC sees limited impact on Saudi Arabia investment following journalist death: CEO

LONDON : Saudi Arabia is unlikely likely to see significant impact on its trade and investment flows following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the chief executive of Europe’s biggest bank HSBC said on Monday. “It has been a difficult few weeks for the kingdom, this has not […]

Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has garnered international attention with his reforms and rapid rise to power Saudi Arabia warned it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as more Western companies distanced themselves from the Gulf […]

New potential breast cancer drug identified

  Scientists, including an Indian-American researcher, have identified a molecule that can help treat breast cancer, giving hope to patients who have become resistant to traditional therapies. The first-in-class molecule shuts down oestrogen-sensitive breast cancer in a new way, researchers said. First-in-class drugs are those that work by […]

Catalogue of abuse: seeking justice for the Rohingya

open view web desk Cross-legged in a windowless, almost pitch-black bamboo shack, the investigator pressed record on a video camera and asked the young Rohingya woman to describe the night the Myanmar soldiers came. “They broke down our door. They took my husband outside and shot him,” recalled […]

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