WHO bestows posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks

Oct 14, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 : Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General's award, recognizing the world-changing legacy of...

Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without consent

Oct 16, 2021

Washington [US], October 16 : The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in...

Girls in Afghanistan at increased risk of child marriage: UNICEF chief

Nov 12, 2021

New York [US], November 12 : UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Friday expressed concern regarding reports of the increasing number...

Union Budget disappointing, lacks foresight: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Feb 02, 2023

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called the Union Budget 'disappointing', saying that it lacks foresight.

Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF

Dec 17, 2021

New York [US], December 18 : Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures...

US lacks lethal capability to deter China

Mar 13, 2023

China has surpassed the US in the development of new explosives. This includes the development of its own version of CL-20, an explosive created...