Saturday, September 14

Day: September 15, 2017

Could you spot the signs of blood cancer
ENGLISH, Life Style

Could you spot the signs of blood cancer

    Symptoms you shouldn't ignore for 'the forgotten cancer' that affects 38,000 people in the UK Cancer represents a major healthcare concern, both in the UK and globally. Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with a form of cancer. However, whilst we are more aware of the warning signs of breast and bowel cancer, awareness of the early marks of blood cancer development the fifth most common cancer in the UK remain unknown. Every 14 minutes in the UK, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer that's almost 38,000 people every year, or 104 each day. Blood cancer is an umbrella term for cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system, of which there are three main groups: leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. To improve incidence and survival rates, we need i...
Rohingyas in no man’s land battle hunger
Asia, ENGLISH

Rohingyas in no man’s land battle hunger

    Ghumdhum at Naikhongchari in Bandarban is one of the border points where Rohingyas entering into Bangladesh territory to escape persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. There is a small river named ‘Tombru’ flowing at the point and a no-man’s land on the bank of creek. A long barbed wire fence with Myanmar is seen from the Bangladesh’s side of the zero point. Around 1200 families took shelter building makeshift tents with black polythene on one side of River Tombru. Border Guard Bangladesh members have cordoned them off and are keeping close vigilance so that they cannot proceed further within Bangladesh territory. The Rohingyas at the no-man’s land are getting food and other services from Bangladesh side if the BGB permits. ‘We’re allowing them to come to our side to ...
Ivanka Trump can not change her father’s mind
America, ENGLISH

Ivanka Trump can not change her father’s mind

    Donald Trump’s eldest daughter whom many hoped and believed would be a moderating influence on the President - has claimed she has no power to change his mind on issues he feels strongly about. Ivanka Trump said she also declined to speak out publicly about issues on which she disagreed with her father, because it would be an act of disloyalty. To voice dissent publicly would mean I’m not part of the team, she said in a rare newspaper interview. That doesn’t mean everyone in the White House has homogeneous views we don’t, and I think that’s good and healthy - but that doesn’t mean we’re publicly undermining [each other] and this administration. Ms Trump, 35, and her husband, Jared Kushner, both played key roles during the former reality television star’s presidential campa...
Selena Gomez reveals friend donated kidney to her
America, ENGLISH

Selena Gomez reveals friend donated kidney to her

    Singer Selena Gomez, 25, has revealed that she has undergone a kidney transplant. Gomez suffers from Lupus and the side effects of the auto-immune disease damaged her organs so much that she was told by doctors that she required a transplant, reports tmz.com. She found a donor in her beautiful friend Francia Raisa. Gomez took to Instagram to share the news with her fans. Alongside a photograph of her and Raisa holding hands while on hospital beds, Gomez wrote: ‘I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So, I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health. I honestly ...
London Parsons Green underground: Tube blast treated as terror incident
ENGLISH, London

London Parsons Green underground: Tube blast treated as terror incident

    An explosion on a Tube train in south-west London is being treated as terrorism, Scotland Yard has said. Passengers were injured following the blast at 08:20 BST (07:20 GMT) at Parsons Green station. Pictures show a white bucket on fire inside a supermarket bag, but do not appear to show extensive damage to the inside of the carriage. The Metropolitan Police said a number of people had been injured and advised people to avoid the area. It was too early to confirm the cause of the fire and the station has been cordoned off, the statement said, reports BBC. Prime Minister Theresa May tweeted, My thoughts are with those injured at Parsons Green and emergency services who are responding bravely to this terrorist incident. The government’s emergency committee, COBRA, is meeting...