Lucy Clarke-Billings BBC News PA The resident doctors strike in England has begun after a dispute over pay between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA). Thousands of doctors are walking out over five days, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting insisting that disruption will be kept to a minimum. But several NHS patients have … Read more
Mayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future. Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got … Read more
While distrust in fake news is high, confidence in systemic solutions such as a free press remains low | Photo Credit: EVGENIY MALOLETKA In India, while there is widespread anxiety about misinformation and fake news, people largely do not attribute it to government influence. Instead, a relatively large share do not mind greater state censorship, … Read more
Trigger warning: The following story has references to violence. Please avoid reading if you may be disturbed by the details. Nestled at an altitude of 8,000 feet in the midst of lush pine forests, only the jungle crows break the eerie silence around the Baisaran meadow, 5 kilometres from Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The chain-linked fencing … Read more
EPA On Friday, after weeks of fierce and passionate debate, MPs began their formal scrutiny of the bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life. It was a day of tears, hope, relief and fear. This is the story of how it … Read more
BBC Jan Butterworth: “We should make it right for people, give them the opportunity to have a smooth passing” For the first time in almost a decade, MPs will on Friday debate and vote on whether terminally ill people should have the right to end their lives. If MPs vote in favour of assisted dying, … Read more
. Two minor siblings were feared drowned after they accidentally slipped into Kengeri lake while they went to fetch water on Monday (October 21, 2024). The victims have been identified as Laxmi, 11, and her elder brother Srinivas, 13. According to the police, the incident occurred between 5.30 and 6 pm on Monday. Based on … Read more
Locals vacate their shops after public works department (PWD) pasted notices on the properties of several people asking them to remove any illegal construction and warning of action, in violence-hit Maharajganj area of Bahraich, UP, Saturday, Oct 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Shopkeepers in Bahraich scrambled to salvage their goods on Saturday (October 19, … Read more
BBC Pam Perceval-Maxwell say the repercussions of not getting eye treatment in a timely fashion was people may lose their sight earlier than otherwise A woman who relies on regular injections to preserve her sight said she worries each night she will wake up blind, because of delayed appointments. Pam Perceval-Maxwell is one of the … Read more
With the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is believed to have the brightest chance of coming to power when the next election is held. The biggest question is when will the next election in Bangladesh be held, and will the BNP contest the election with its … Read more