Germany approved a draft law allowing sexual violence in conflict zones to be classified as War Crime. On Wednesday, the German government allowed the existing list of war crimes to include sexual enslavement, assault, and forced pregnancy termination and be labelled as a crime against humanity. The move, led by the centre-left coalition, asked for an amendment to Germany’s criminal code enabling the country to take part in investigations of crimes executed abroad under the principle of “universal jurisdiction”. The proposal to establish and change the existing framework of crimes in conflicted zones encompasses violence that results in the termination…
Author: Dakshini Jayraman
Geographical regions with median levels of air pollutants have a 56 percent higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a US study shows. Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disorder that has affected an estimated 1.04 million US individuals, is questionably prone to toxin particles. Britany Krzyzanowski, PhD, a researcher at Barrow Neurological Institute who led the study, said, “Previous studies have shown fine particulate matter to cause inflammation in the brain, a known mechanism by which Parkinson’s disease could develop.” Krzyzanowski and her team also said that geographical placement is one of the key factors that determines the risk of developing PD.…
The number of dengue cases dropped to 979, and malaria to 944 as compared to 1,360 dengue and 1,313 malaria cases in Mumbai till September. On October 30, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared that during September, the number of reported malaria and dengue cases in Mumbai had significantly decreased. The municipal organisation further says that it has initiated legal actions to destroy the city’s most infected regions. Based on the previous data, a combined total of 17,105 cases of dengue and malaria fever were reported in Mumbai, up until September. However, the current number of dengue fever infections stands…
In Sweden, the vaccination result showed an 88% reduction in the risk of develpoing cervical cancer in women. Younger women receive additional benefits from early vaccination. The data from the UK National Programme shows an almost 95% to 97℅ drop in the chance of developing cervical cancer in girls under 15 years with HPV vaccination. Dr. Neerja Bhatla, Professor and HOD of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AIIMS, New Delhi, talks about the road map to positively eliminate the cervical cancer growth rate in all women. The most common type of cancer that women tend to develop in…
The lives of 2.3 million Palestinians again lie in uncertainty as Israel cuts off telecommunication and internet services across the Gaza Strip. In response to Hamas’s recent airstrikes on Friday and the destruction of a residential building in Tel Aviv, Israel dropped heavy bombs, airstrikes, and artillery on northern Gaza that continued overnight and into Saturday. The Palestinian Red Cresent informs that it cannot reach its team in Gaza. It was informed by the PRC, following a statement released on X (formerly Twitter), saying “We are deeply concerned about the ability of our teams to continue providing their emergency medical…
