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London, July 30 (IANS) A 34-year-old Indian-origin doctor, who claimed to be a massage specialist and had sexually assaulted one of his patients in 2020, has been jailed for 18 months in England.Simon Abraham from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was found guilty of sexual assault on a female patient after a trial lasting four days at Chichester Crown Court this month, Sussex Police said.In addition to 18 months in prison, nine months custodial and nine months on licence, he will be placed on the sex offenders’ register for ten years and is subject to a five year restraining order to protect…

Seoul, July 29 (IANS) A suspected avian influenza case was reported from a cat at an animal shelter in South Korean capital Seoul, authorities said on Saturday.It will take roughly two or three days to find out if the infection was highly pathogenic, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.Earlier this week, two cats at an animal shelter in central Seoul were confirmed to have been infected with a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain, marking the first infections of the virus in mammals in seven years.There has not been a human avian influenza infection…

London, July 29 (IANS) Amid record youth unemployment, the Chinese government wants young people to ‘go to the farmland’ — but the prospect is unappealing for many, the media reported.This is the offer facing China’s graduating class of 2023: decamping to work in impoverished rural areas. But many young people are not convinced, The Guardian reported.More than 11.5 million students will graduate this summer looking to move into a jobs market where youth unemployment is at a record high.In June, 21.3 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds in urban areas were out of work, according to official statistics, and some…

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) A total of 7,235 heatstroke patients were taken to hospitals across Japan in June, with more than half of the patients aged 65 or older, government data revealed on Saturday.The figure is the second largest for the month of June since the statistics began in 2010, following 15,969 recorded in June of last year, Xinhua news agency reported citing the data from Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.The largest number of patients suffered heatstroke inside houses, totaling 2,567, followed by on-road, at 1,328.The fire department called on people to take thorough precautions against heatstroke by using…

Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured during the past two days in rain-related incidents across Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday.The NDMA said the monsoon rain have wreaked havoc, triggering flash floods in hilly areas, submerging urban localities, and destroying houses across the country, reports Xinhua news agency.Six people lost their lives in hyber Pakhtunkhwa, five in Balochistan, two in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and one in Sindh, according to the report.The heavy monsoon rain spell continued for the fifth consecutive day on Friday and caused devastation in parts of…

Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Impacted by Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, heavy rainfall on Saturday hit regions in north China, including Beijing, Hebei and Shandong.Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in east China’s Fujian Province on Friday morning, bringing with it powerful winds and heavy rain. It moved to Jiangxi Province on Friday night, where it gradually weakened into a tropical storm.The meteorological bureau of Beijing said that the capital will experience heavy downpours from Saturday night to Tuesday next week, reports Xinhua news agency.An orange alert for rainstorms was issued across the city at around 11.45 a.m. on Saturday.In…

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) The average life expectancy fell for both Japanese men and women for a second consecutive year in 2022, a Health Ministry survey revealed.According to the Ministry,the average lifespan for women fell 0.49 years from 2021 to 87.09 years, while the figure for men dropped 0.42 years to 81.05 years, reports Xinhua news agency.Deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic were a major factor of the drops, it added.According to the Ministry, the reported number of people who died after getting infected with the coronavirus rose to 47,635 in 2022, up more than 30,000 from 2021.Health Ministry officials said…

Washington, July 29 (IANS) Aerospace engineer Hirsh Vardhan Singh has become the third Indian-American vying for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential race after former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.Singh, 38, introduced himself as a lifelong Republican and an “America First constitutional carry and pro-life conservative who helped restore the conservative wing of New Jersey’s Republican Party starting in 2017” in a video message posted on Twitter on Thursday. He ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in 2020, and the present bid is the fourth time the defence and aerospace industry executive is eyeing…

Bengaluru, July 29 (IANS) As robot-assisted surgeries gain traction in the Indian healthcare industry, the US-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation (VF) has announced its 2023 Fellowship programme for surgeons with super-specialist qualifications in India. The fellowships being aimed at enhancing the pool of accomplished surgeons to learn through intensive surgical and clinical practice and research under the mentorship of eminent robotic surgery specialists of repute.The fellowships are available in surgical oncology, minimally invasive and robotic gynaecologic surgery, as well as different aspects of urologic robotic oncology.The Vattikuti Foundation will grant a one-year paid Fellowship to 12 to 15 fellows…

Colombo, July 29 (IANS) Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, will make a three-day visit to Sri Lanka’s eastern habour of Trincomalee from Saturday.The ship’s Commanding Officer NVS Phani Kumar will call on the Commander Eastern Naval Area, while various professional interactions will take place on VBSS, gunnery and missile operations, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement.“The visit of the Indian naval ship Khanjar, a Khukri class Corvette, is also significant in view of the potential for cooperation between India and Sri Lanka for augmenting capabilities of Sri Lanka Navy…