Health Advice 

Far from the promise of endgame, tobacco epidemic continues…

SHOBHA SHUKLA – CNS Description automatically generatedTobacco industry-propelled epidemic of tobacco-caused diseases and untimely deaths continue to plague human development. Despite significant progress on tobacco control, endgame of tobacco – which is a human rights and social justice imperative – is not yet in sight. The recently released 7th edition of Tobacco Atlas shows that while global smoking prevalence in… Read More
Africa World 

Zookeeper killed after tigers escaped from cage

A zookeeper has been killed after two critically endangered Sumatran tigers escaped from a zoo on Borneo island. The female tigers, both aged about 18 months, escaped the Sinka Zoo after a landslide caused by days of torrential rain damaged their enclosure. On Saturday, one of the animals was captured after it was hit with a tranquiliser dart. But the… Read More