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Cooking with coal or wood associated with increased risk of major eye diseases
A study involving nearly half a million people in China reveals a clear link between cooking with wood or coal, and an increased risk of major eye diseases that can lead to blindness, according to a...2021-08-03 1468 0 -
Money does grow on them! Planting trees could benefit economy by £366 million and create 36,000 jobs
● Investing in natural environment could create 36,000 green jobs and boost economy by £366m – creating more jobs per investment than carbon-intensive sectors. ● Increasing woodland would support 24,600 jobs across the West Midlands, 2,300...2021-07-07 7126 0 -
First students graduate from Birmingham-Guangzhou education partnership
Eighty-seven successful students received their University of Birmingham degrees in a special online ceremony organised by the Jinan University-University of Birmingham Joint Institute (J-BJI). University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood joined proceedings by video link to...2021-07-01 3931 0 -
Nanotech and AI could hold key to unlocking global food security challenge
Climate change, increasing populations, competing demands on land for production of biofuels and declining soil quality mean it is becoming increasingly difficult to feed the world’s populations. The United Nations (UN) estimates that 840 million people...2021-06-30 2318 0 -
Indian Covid strain in UK Raises Concern:
Everything looks good. After a brutal second wave of attacks in the winter, the lockdown and the rapid introduction of vaccines forced infections, hospitalizations and deaths to their lowest levels since last summer. These vaccines performed...2021-05-23 4024 0 -
THE GENESIS OF ON-GOING CONFICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE:
Israel is a never-sleeping colonial war machine. In recent weeks, its provocations in Jerusalem have increased and it is presumed that it has driven Palestinians to the streets to protest. Israeli occupation, suppression, destruction, discrimination, property...2021-05-23 4884 0 -
OIC Criticized for its failure over Israeli Violence in Palestine
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has again been severely criticized for its failure to respond strongly to Israeli violence against Palestinians. The Organization of the Islamic Conference was established in 1969 in response to Israeli...2021-05-18 5302 0 -
Burma Campaign UK welcomes UK Sanctions on Myanmar Gems Enterprise
Burma Campaign UK welcomed an announcement by the British government that they are imposing sanctions on Myanmar Gems Enterprise (MGE). MGE manages the gemstones industry in Burma, which will be a significant source of revenue for...2021-05-17 4488 0 -
BJP’S Failure to tackle Corona Situation and Pakistan’s offer to help
There has been a recent upsurge in corona cases in India and more than 400,000 cases were reported that shook the whole world. Indian leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of prematurely claiming that...2021-05-05 4580 0 -
Covid 19 Vaccine in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Three planes of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a consignment of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine left here on Sunday for Pakistan as the country sees sharp increase in new coronavirus cases. Another consignment...2021-04-24 12790 0
