Health

Cebu City dengue cases climb 12% to 1,228; 10 deaths logged

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has recorded 1,228 dengue cases and 10 deaths from January 1 to July 18, marking a 12.35-percent increase from the same period last year. Councilor Dave Tumulak, chairman of the Cebu City Council’s…

Teenager stabs co-worker in Bukidnon

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A 21-year-old man was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed by his 15-year-old co-worker during a drinking spree Wednesday evening in Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City. Lt. Col. Joepet Paglinawan, Malaybalay…

Singapore group will develop 'most promising' Ebola vaccine

Women Raise Alarm As Man Who Secretly Filmed Colleagues In Toilet Returns To Work

A man who admitted to secretly filming female colleagues while they were using the toilet at work has returned to his job at a state-run medical institution in Gozo, prompting concern among staff. The employee, whose identity remains…

Gov’t forces nab wanted NPA rebel, Fil-Am woman in Laguna operation

LUCENA CITY — Government forces arrested a fugitive who is an alleged communist rebel, and apprehended a Filipino-American woman allegedly linked to armed insurgents during a joint operation in Cabuyao City, Laguna on Thursday (July 30)…

JUST IN: Ex-Nigerian high commissioner to UK, Abubakar Alhaji, is dead

Former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, has passed on. A reliable source confirmed that the elder statesman passed away on Thursday morning at a hospital in Abuja. The source, who spoke on condition…

South Africa: South Africans Are Paying a Heavy Price for This Year's Flu

[Scrolla] Ntombi Ngobese went to hospital to care for her daughter.

Bullet-riddled bodies of 6 kidnapped labourers found in Balochistan's Turbat

QUETTA: The bodies of six of seven labourers who were kidnapped earlier this week in the Turbat city of Balochistan’s Kech district were found with bullet wounds on Thursday, an official told Dawn. On Tuesday, unidentified armed men had…

From delivery rider to Rs 1 crore entrepreneur: How one accident changed his life

After financial hardship forced him to pause his medical studies, Ajit Kumar worked as a food delivery rider, cycling up to 100 kilometres daily to support his family. A serious road accident ended his delivery career but led him to…

Where’s the lead in your turmeric coming from? Study finds farms aren’t the source but processing

Will AI take your job? Cashiers to doctors, which professions face biggest risk

Artificial intelligence will automate routine jobs across many industries. Complex tasks requiring human judgment will be supported by generative AI. Financial services and retail trade see high automation risk for basic operations…

Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs

A former consultant doctor at a Hong Kong public hospital has been spared jail for prescribing excessive medication to his patients and misappropriating the drugs for personal use. The District Court on Thursday sentenced Lee Chi-leung, an…