Researchers from the English University of Nottingham have discovered a new antiviral property of a drug that could have major implications for how we manage future epidemics – including the Corona epidemic. The study, published in the journal “Viruses”, shows that a drug called thapsigargin, extracted from the plant Thapsia garganica, is a promising … Read more
The Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, the head of the Arab Movement for Change, Ahmed al-Tibi, confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to combat violence in Arab society is “weak and does not fight violence.” Tibi said, “There is violence pervasive in the Arab community, but there is also violence against the … Read more
Johns Hopkins University of America announced that 119,235 new cases of the new Corona virus were recorded in the United States of America during the past 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed infections with the virus to 26 million 554 thousand and 794 cases at least. And the university reported – according to … Read more
Experts said that the rate of infection with the Coronavirus in Russia will change when 60% of Russians are vaccinated, as Russia launched the mass vaccination against Corona for all population groups on January 18, according to the Russian news agency TASS. Alexander Gurylov, deputy director of the Central Institute for Epidemiological Research of … Read more
The White House expressed its great anger today, Thursday, over the Supreme Court’s decision in Pakistan to release a militant who was convicted of beheading American journalist Daniel Pearl. A three-judge panel had issued a verdict acquitting Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Pearl, a journalist for … Read more
The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia should prepare for the possibility of harsh sanctions from the European Union over the imprisonment of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. Three European diplomats told Reuters on Thursday that the bloc will likely impose travel bans and asset freezes on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, possibly this … Read more
The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that more than 350, including officials, activists and monks, have been detained since the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February, some of whom are facing criminal charges “on dubious grounds.” Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, said in … Read more