The World Health Organization has confirmed the outbreak of a new deadly virus called ‘Marburg virus’ in Equatorial Guinea. At Least nine people died because of the Ebola like virus, according to WHO. In 2014, the Ebola virus killed 11,310 people in two years in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Researchers have been increasingly focusing on the adverse effects of air pollution to human cognition and overall brain. A latest study has unearthed a link between air pollution and depression in the adult population. 1.5 million out of total 8.9 million participants were diagnosed with depression, the study mentioned.
Turkey has restricted the access of twitter for its citizens after the two massive earthquakes that devastated a large portion of Turkey’s infrastructure. The restriction came into play after the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, imposed a national emergency amid chaos. So far 12,000 people have been killed in the two bordering countries, Turkey & Syria.
China has threatened to respond after the US shot down the second Chinese spy balloon. The US recently shot down the second Chinese balloon that was spotted over Latin America. US officials advised not to shoot down the first balloon as it could hurt the civilian population. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken also cancelled the two-day visit to China that was due to take place on Sunday.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has decided to make his twitter account private for a day. The tech billionaire informed his followers that he will be making his account private to see if there is any change in his account’s reach.
A US military operation has eliminated a key IS leader in northern Somalia. A military raid was carried out after the approval of the US president Joe Biden. The IS leader Bilal Al-Sudani was responsible for supporting the terrorist network in northern Africa and Afghanistan, according to the military experts.
At Least ten people have been killed and several injured after a suspect opened fire at Monterey Park in the US state of California. The incident took place in Monterey Park 13 km from Los Angeles. The suspect, carrying a long gun, opened fire in the ballroom dance studio of Monetary Park but managed to flee after killing 10 people.
Amid the accusations of ‘weaponising gas’ to Europe, now Putin has been accused of weaponsing food by heads of world’s biggest fertiliser firms. The accusations came as a surprise to many as Turkiye and Russia sealed wheat deals several times, which UN recently praised. Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused supply issues and energy prices have skyrocketed.
While the world is increasingly connecting to far away horizons, adults may find themselves isolated in this “highly globalized world”. A new research study has revealed that socially isolated adults have 30% more risk of developing the cognitive disorder. The research focused on the relationship between social relations and cognitive changes.
The Chinese billionaire is set to hand over most of voting percentage to avoid overall control of the Ant group. In a statement released on Saturday, Jack Ma’s company announced changes that have taken place in the ownership structure that would prevent any shareholder, acting alone or in collaboration with other parties, from controlling Ant Group.
Israel has been facing an alarming security threat to its existence since Iran’s nuclear agreement in 2015. While criticizing the deal, Israel has made veiled threats to target Iran’s critical infrastructure. Recently, Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz said that Israel could attack Iran’s nuclear sites in the coming two or three years.
KFC has become a part of Culture for the Japanese in the last few decades. It has become compulsory to have chicken at Christmas. And over that, it’s fascinating to see that the very tiny population of Japan is Christian. It is not as simple to understand because it has something to do with the trends that took off in the second half of the twentieth century.
