Quick thinking and medical sleuthing allowed Kerala to contain a potentially disastrous Nipah virus outbreak this month—but with viral spillovers happening more frequently, containment is a fragile shield.
Sept. 21 (UPI) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned during an address to the United Nations General Assembly that Seoul and its allies will not "stand idly by" if Russia gives North Korea technical assistance with its nuclear and missile programs.
Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off....
India manufactures a significant share of the world’s pharmaceuticals, thanks in part to strict laws against frivolous patents and evergreening. However, a proposed change could make it harder for third parties to object to the granting of patents. This could hurt the Indian pharmaceutical industry as companies shift...
In a bid to encourage organ donation, the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has offered to conduct the funerals of donors with state honours.