India reiterates ‘not normal’ relationship with China: ‘Unless there is peace in border areas…’

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has reiterated its claim that the country’s relationship with China is “not normal”. This comes even as innumerable disengagement talks, diplomatic, and military talks have failed to resolve the issue in Eastern Ladakh- a trouble that has been brewing for over three years now. The Indian and Chinese troops are …

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China health authorities say respiratory illnesses spike is finally easing

Monitoring results showed that at grass roots levels, fever clinics and outpatient departments accounted for around 44 per cent of the nationwide medical institutions’ reception volume, he said. China has been grappling with a surge in acute respiratory illnesses caused by various pathogens since October, with children among the worst hit. Chinese media has reported …

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China respiratory illness: What’s the H9N2 avian flu outbreak there all about? | Health and Wellness News

Ever since the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness that’s affecting children in northern China, authorities there have been talking about a cocktail of viruses that are breaking out again after pandemic restrictions. One of the viruses in circulation is H9N2, a subtype of the Influenza A virus. It primarily affects birds with a high …

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WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak

A medical worker administers an IV drip treatment for a patient at the fever clinic of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China early December 27, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the …

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Maldives’ New President Officially Requests India Withdraw Military Personnel

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu officially requested that India withdraw its military personnel from the archipelago Saturday, a day after being sworn in. The president’s office said in a statement that Muizzu made the request when he met Kiren Rijiju, India’s minister for earth sciences, who was in the Maldives for the …

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