Monkeypox linked to acute heart problem in 1st case study

ISLAMABAD, Sep 05 (APP):In a first, a 31-year-old male with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) approximately one week following the onset of monkeypox symptoms, researchers have revealed. According to a case study published in the journal JACC: Case Reports, […]

Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 46

Beijing, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): At least 46 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported, as violent tremors in a remote region damaged homes and left some areas without electricity. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres […]

British Kashmiri among 2 arrested under ATA

MIRPR [AJK]: Sep 05 (APP): The city police has succeeded in unearthing and arresting two accused, besides booking others under anti-terrorism act in a killing case of three persons and badly injured three others at Bund Road near Mangla lake, police said. The ill-fated deceased […]

Chile rejects draft constitution: five things to know

Santiago, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): Chileans have overwhelmingly rejected a draft constitution that would have replaced the constitution adopted during Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Analysts say some of the proposals it contained were too radical for most voters — a majority of whom have made it clear […]

Suspects on the run after deadly Canada stabbing rampage

Ottawa, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): Canadian police scoured Saskatchewan and neighboring provinces on Monday in a massive manhunt for two fugitives suspected of carrying out a stabbing spree that killed 10 people and wounded 15. The killings in the James Smith Cree Nation Indigenous community and […]

Truss named UK leader as embattled Tories urged to unite

London, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): Britain’s new Conservative leader Liz Truss Monday vowed “bold” action to fix the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, as she was confirmed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor after a gruelling party contest. The foreign secretary resisted pressure for a […]

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