Experts estimate that more than 47,000 people died as a result of high temperatures in Europe in 2023, the world’s warmest year since records began. The figure is revealed in a modeling study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, published in the journal Nature Medicine on Monday. However, the international research group also reports that society appears to have adapted to the heat. The team used mortality data from the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) on 96 million deaths to estimate the heat-related mortality burden in 2023 for 823…
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Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing informants to death – UN Commission
A United Nations commission said on Monday it is gathering more and more evidence in Ukraine that the Russian army is torturing and attacking civilians. “There is continuous evidence that Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine,” the commission reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. It said the findings point to widespread and systematic use of torture by Russian forces against individuals accused of being informants for the Ukrainian armed forces. “In some cases, torture was inflicted with such brutality that it caused…
Read MoreHajj 2023: Sokoto tops pregnancy case, Nigeria records 30 psychiatric cases,6 deaths
By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. As the 2023 Hajj exercise peaks in Saudia Arabia, a report by the National Medical Mission revealed that Sokoto State tops the case of pregnancy in the holy land. Recall, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON had earlier raised concerned about the number of pregnant Nigerian women pilgrims who scale the screening and found their way to Saudi Arabia. A report by Dr. Usman Galadima, Head of Nigerian Medical Mission and Chief of Operations, showed a total pregnancy cases of seven; Sokoto 2, Kwara,…
Read MoreUzbekistan arrests 4 over Indian cough syrup deaths
Uzbek state security service on Friday reported that Uzbekistan arrested four people in an investigation into the deaths of 19 children who consumed cough syrup made by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech. The state security service said two of the detained were senior employees of the Scientific Centre for Standardization of Medicines, who circumvented the proper testing procedures for the Doc-1 Max cough syrup. Two others were executives of the Quramax Medikal Company that imported the Marion Biotech drugs. Marion Biotech in December 2022 said shortly after the series of…
Read MoreYahaya Bello, 17 others killed by terrorist buried amidst tears, anguish
Eighteen people killed in the last terrorist attack in Kutemeshi, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been buried amid tears and anguish. Voice of Liberty source in the area said the gunmen Saturday night ransacked the village, killing scores, kidnapped yet to be confirmed number and left many injured. Among the dead is Yahaya Bello, a father of one and a promising youngman. Most of those killed were family grown men and youths. As at the time of filling this report, 10 victims of the attack with…
Read MoreNigeria’s COVID-19 death hits 1,171, with 246 new cases -NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says death recorded so far due to the coronavirus stands at 1,171 with 246 new cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website. The agency said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 67,220. Nigeria had tested 756,237 persons since the first confirmed case was announced on Feb. 27. The country had since April suffered over 67,000 cases as total infections hit 67,220 and total recovery and discharge stood at 62,686. The agency, however said…
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