DRC first to approve widespread use of Ebola drugs
By Anita Makri For the first time doctors have been given the go-ahead to deploy experimental drugs for all patients in an Ebola outbreak, according to the WHO. Its latest …
Read MoreMonth: August 2018
Trashed: Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection
by Kiera Feldman, The Investigative Fund Jan. 4, 8 a.m. EST Waste removal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. On the darkened streets of New York City, …
Read More
Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving
Daniel Parsons, University of Hull and Christopher Skinner, University of Hull The Indian state of Kerala has been devastated by severe floods. More than 350 people have died, while more …
Read More
India mounts awareness campaign as maize-eating moth detected
By M. Sreelata [NEW DELHI] Indian agriculture officials have launched an awareness campaign among farmers about the fall armyworm moth and its management following the confirmation late last month that …
Read More
Louisiana Legislators Are Earning Big Money From Government Agencies – But Don’t Have to Disclose It All
One state senator earned $836,000 in legal fees representing a sheriff. The amount he disclosed: $13,328. “The notion that you could get public money and not report it in our …
Read More
A tribute to Somnath Chatterjee
By Editorial Desk, ST One of our very eminent contributors and writers G. L. Batra, who passed away recently had sent to us some of his articles relating to the …
Read More
Providing the toilets people want will help Clean India’s campaign
Dani J Barrington, Monash University and Srinivas Sridharan, Monash University A woman stands outside a makeshift toilet built by a resident of a slum colony based on the bank of …
Read More
India takes its own path on energy and climate change
By Ranjit Devraj [NEW DELHI] Flying out of New Delhi after a high-voltage, three-day state visit last week, US President Barack Obama had the satisfaction of carrying home various agreements …
Read More
India Brings Fugitive Economic Offenders at par with Culpable Physical Offenders
By Hemant Batra | Policy & Business Lawyer | Kaden Boriss | Goeman Bind HTO The law is considered worthy if it evolves continually with the changing needs of the …
Read More
The FBI Checked the Wrong Box and a Woman Ended Up on the Terrorism Watch List For Years
by ProPublica Dec. 15, 2015, 6 a.m. EST As questions swirl around U.S. efforts to keep people with terrorism ties from entering the country, the story of Rahinah Ibrahim is a …
Read More