Medical oxygen has become one of the most critical life-saving resources in the battle against COVID-19, which causes pneumonia and hypoxemia (low blood oxygen levels). Dozens of COVID-19 patients have died in India due to a severe lack of oxygen, putting the manufacture and supply of this vital medical item into the spotlight on a
After rockets were fired from Gaza, the Israeli military resumed its bombardment of the besieged enclave on Tuesday morning, striking several locations. According to the Gaza health ministry, at least 24 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes on the strip after Hamas fired rockets from the coastal territory towards Israel. News
According to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, air pollution from food processing is related to an estimated 15,900 premature deaths in the United States per year. An estimated 12,700 of these deaths (roughly 80%) are linked to the processing of
The coronavirus strain first discovered in India last year has been identified as a “variant of global concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Preliminary studies indicate that the B.1.617 mutation spreads more quickly than other variants, indicating that more research is required. According to the WHO, the version has now spread to more than
Officials claim at least 40 people’s bodies have washed up on the Ganges River’s banks in northern India. On Monday but the bodies’ origins are unknown, but local media reports say they are Covid-19 victims. According to some media accounts, up to 100 bodies have been discovered, with their state indicating that they might have
Beginning Monday, priests in more than a hundred Catholic churches throughout Germany will bless same-sex couples even after the Catholic Church declared in March that “God cannot bless sin,” the Love Wins movement arose. Pope Francis has previously stated that same-sex couples should be permitted to form “civil unions.” The head of the Catholic Church
A man was left hanging from a bridge in China after the glass panels were shattered by high winds. On Friday, the man was visiting the mountain’s 100-meter-high (330-foot) bridge in the northeast of the country when the incident occurred. However, Winds gusting up to 150 km/hr blew some parts of the glass floor. China
Amazon said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion alleged fake listings last year before any of their products could be sold, despite pressure from customers, brands, and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its web. The figures were revealed in Amazon’s first anti-counterfeiting study since the company launched new tools and innovations
A roadside bomb hit a bus in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens more, according to the interior ministry. According to Gul Islam Sial, the provincial governor’s spokesman in Zabul, the blast happened late Sunday night. He went on to say that 25 people were wounded, including women and
After remnants of China’s rogue Long March 5B rocket landed in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives early Sunday, NASA chastised the country for failing to follow responsible spacefaring expectations. In Jordan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, sightings of Chinese rocket debris re-entering Earth’s atmosphere and scorching the pre-dawn skies were confirmed Rocket debris lands in
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has dissolved parliament, allowing for the appointment of MPs from both sides of the country’s five-year civil war. The step, according to activists and civil society organizations, has been long overdue. A three-year-old peace agreement stipulated that nearly a quarter of the MPs come from Riek Machar’s bloc, Mr
Laverne Delgado is crisscrossing Los Angeles this Mother’s Day weekend with bags full of personal care products for single moms in need. She’s traveled from Pasadena to Skid Row, visiting transitional homes for mothers who have experienced homelessness, domestic abuse, and even sex trafficking. Alexandria House, a women’s and children’s shelter in Koreatown, was one
