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      5 August

      1.7 mn gay, bisexual men in US at highest monkeypox risk: CDC

      New York: Nearly 1.7 million men who have sex with men face the biggest threat from monkeypox in the US, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates show. According to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, gay and bisexual men who are HIV positive face the greatest health risk from monkeypox, CNBC reported. Men taking medicines, called PREP, to reduce their chance of contracting HIV also face the risk. “That’s the population we have been most focused on in terms of vaccination,” Walensky said. Even as the US on Thursday confirmed more than 6,600 cases of monkeypox, nearly 25 per cent of the global total of 25,800 so far, the government declared monkeypox a public health emergency. Health experts have been criticising the…

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    • 5 August

      US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

      Washington: The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. “We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously,” said Xavier Becerra, head of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The declaration by HHS comes as the Biden administration has faced criticism over monkeypox vaccine availability. Clinics in major cities such as New York and San Francisco say they…

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    • 5 August

      4 US police officers arrested, charged over Breonna Taylor’s shooting death

      Washington: Four US police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, an African-American woman who was killed in her home in Kentucky in March 2020 during a “no-knock” search warrant. The federal indictment announced on Thursday by Attorney General Merrick Garland accuses the four officers — Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Hanna Goodlett, Brett Hankinson, Kyle Meany — of “civil rights offences, unlawful conspiracy, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction”, the BBC reported. On March 13, 2020, the 26-year-old hospital worker was shot as the officers stormed the apartment in Louisville just after midnight while Taylor was with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. According to federal investigators, three of the four officers conspired to falsify the arrest warrant…

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    • 5 August

      US woman sets a new Guinness record for her 42-foot-long fingernails

      Hyderabad: The record for ‘longest fingernails on a pair of hands (female)’ and ‘longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever’ were both broken by Diana Armstrong of Minnesota, the United States. The total length of Diana’s fingernails as of 13 March 2022 was 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in), which is longer than a bus. For more than 24 years, Diana has grown her fingernails and finally she received the Guinness world record. Diana became a bit emotional while receiving the Guinness certificate, and spoke about her journey in a video shared on social media. Diana had her nails done last in 1997. But soon after, a terrible catastrophe devastated her family, and she was determined never to trim them…

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    • 4 August

      China launches military drills around Taiwan, hours after Pelosi’s departure

      Beijing: China on Wednesday commenced military drills around Taiwan’s main island, according to Chinese state media, hours after US House Speaker departed from Taipei following a visit that has rankled Beijing. Live-fire drills began in six identified zones around the island at noon local time, Al Jazeera reported citing China state media. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday organized joint combat training exercises in the northern, southwestern and southeastern waters and airspace off Taiwan Island. Under the Eastern Theater Command, the exercises involved troops from the Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force and Logistic Support Force. “The exercises focused on key training sessions including joint blockade, sea…

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    • 4 August

      9 Indian-origin men on Most Violent Gangster list of Canada Police

      British Columbia: Police in Canada have issued a public warning identifying 11 men, of whom nine are of Indian origin, linked to extreme levels of gang violence. The public have been warned to avoid being near them. A public safety warning has been issuing in partnership with @VancouverPD @BCRCMP identifying 11 individuals who pose a significant threat to public safety due to their ongoing involvement in gang conflicts and connection to extreme levels of violence #endganglife pic.twitter.com/Nt57E3SVmz— CFSEU-BC (@cfseubc) August 3, 2022 The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) in partnership with Vancouver Police and BC Royal Canadian Mounted Police, on Wednesday, issued the public warning. “A public safety warning has been issuing in partnership with @VancouverPD, @BCRCMP identifying 11 individuals who pose a…

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    • 4 August

      Traumatised, mentally ill woman repatriated from Saudi Arabia

      Jeddah: Handling a mentally-ill person with memory loss by itself is not an easy task, and if the person is in an alien land with language barriers, it becomes doubly challenging. This is the tale of 38-year-old Bandala Annemma from Kadapa in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh who landed in Saudi Arabia for better prospects in February this year. Having lost her memory and with wounds on her face, she knocked on the doors of the Indian Embassy on May 5. The embassy shifted her to hospital for treatment and later it was found that the woman was suffering from psychological disorder and memory loss induced by trauma. She was unable to remember who she was and how she ended up in Saudi…

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    • 4 August

      Japan approves smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox

      Tokyo: Japan’s health ministry has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox. The smallpox vaccine approved by the ministry is thought to be 85 per cent effective against monkeypox, health officials said. The move came after Japan confirmed two cases of the disease in late July in men in their 30s, who had both travelled overseas, and the government announced preemptive measures to prevent the spread of the disease. As for treatment, the health ministry is looking into a medication called tecovirimat, which is an oral medication also used to treat smallpox, Xinhua news agency reported. Symptoms of the tropical disease, spread through close physical contact, are similar to those of smallpox and include fever,…

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    • 4 August

      Fintech platform Robinhood fires 713 employees, CEO says ‘it’s on me’

      San Francisco: Silicon Valley-based online trading app Robinhood has sacked 23 per cent of its workforce, just three months after the fintech platform reduced its headcount by 9 per cent amid the global economic turmoil. A 23 per cent reduction would amount to about 713 employees being laid off, leaving nearly 2,400 employees at the company, reports TechCrunch. In a blogpost, Robinhood CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev said that “employees from all functions would be impacted” and the layoffs are “particularly concentrated in the company’s operations, marketing and programme management functions. “As part of a broader company reorganisation into a General Manager (GM) structure, I just announced that we are reducing our headcount by approximately 23 per cent,” Tenev said late…

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    • 3 August

      India-UAE flight prices to shoot up 40-50% in Sept; know one-way cost

      Airfares from India to United Arab Emirates (UAE) will rise for September, as expats returning from holidays and job seekers will generate huge demand for flights and seats. Price increases could range from 40 to 50 percent and more as business-related flights will also increase from next month. One-way fares from India to Dubai: A Delhi to Dubai flight ticket will cost around Dirhams 930 (Rs 19,986), a significant increase from Dirhams 500 (Rs 10,743), the current price.Mumbai-Dubai flights will likely hit Dirhams 800 (Rs 17,189) next month compared to around Dirham 550 (Rs 11,817) at present.The Kochi-Dubai line is already on the higher side, with most carriers charging over Dirham 1,000 (Rs21,487). These prices were seen rising to Dirham…

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