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Jerusalem. July 12 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters staged rallies across the country, in the largest weekday demonstration in months. against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary.Despite the scorching summer heat on Tuesday, scores of Israelis took to streets, highways and junctions in major cities to hold protests in what they called a day of “disruption”,reports Xinhua news agencyThey were protesting against a key bill in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the legal system. The bill, which passed the first out of three rounds of voting in the parliament overnight on Monday, aims to prevent…

London, July 12 (IANS) Bringing cheer to the Sikh community in the UK, a new gurdwara has opened its doors for up to 900 worshippers in Leicester.The 4.2 million-pound Gurdwara Sahib, which was originally located on Meynell Road, is now built on a 2.8 acre site in Hamilton, Leicester, to make room for the increasing number of worshippers.According to the Leicester Mercury, the construction was carried out by the trustees of the Ramgarhia Board Leicester who borrowed 2.1 million pounds to part-fund the new building.It committed 800,000 pounds of its own money, and the rest was donated by members of…

London, July 11 (IANS) Common drugs such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can now be made from a compound found in pine trees, which is also a waste product from the paper industry, instead of crude oil products, according to a study.Common pharmaceuticals are manufactured using chemical precursors derived from crude oil, presenting a niche sustainability challenge as the world targets Net Zero. A team from the University of Bath’s Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability developed a method of creating a range of pharmaceutical precursors from biorenewable beta-pinene, a component of turpentine which is a waste by-product from the…

Colombo, July 11 (IANS) Ahead of Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s first official visit to India, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met him during his two-day official visit to Colombo on Tuesday. The meeting at the Ministry of Defence premises focused on enhancing bilateral relations and working towards future economic and social goals that would benefit the people of both countries.”During the meeting, President Wickremesinghe briefed the Indian Foreign Secretary on the government’s reform programmes aimed at strengthening the country’s economy. He also acknowledged India’s continuous support as a neighbouring ally during the recent economic crisis,” the President Media…

Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) This week, several north Indian states have been clobbered by unusually heavy rainfall, flash floods and devastation, destroying homes and infrastructure and claiming over 50 lives so far.Climatologists attribute this to the twin effects of alarming global temperatures records this month, the rising greenhouse gas emissions and the tangible impact of these climate changes resulting in such extreme weather events that are becoming not only frequent but increasingly severe.“Climate change is no longer an abstract concept confined to scientific discussions, but a reality hitting the lives and livelihoods of people globally and there is an urgent…

Canberra, July 11 (IANS) An elderly man has been hospitalised in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) after being attacked by a crocodile.The 67-year-old was swimming at Wangi Falls, a popular spot in the Litchfield National Park south of Darwin, on Monday when he was mauled by a saltwater crocodile estimated to be 2 meters long, reports Xinhua news agency.He was given first aid at the scene by Taneka Starr, an off-duty police officer, and a nurse before being rushed to the nearby Batchelor medical centre to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and back. He was later transferred to…

Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will promote the idea of ‘planning for healthy babies’ among newly-wed couples.The campaign called ‘Mission Ashirwad’ will focus on rural population and aims to promote the culture of preparing a woman’s body and husband’s mind for the responsibility that comes with child bearing.A detailed order in this regard has been issued by principal secretary, health and family welfare, Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma.Besides outlining the plan of action, Sharma directed health officials that the youth constitute 25-35 per cent of the total population of UP.He said that the population in question was in…

Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Women working as hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants could be at a heightened risk of developing ovarian cancer —  the 8th most common cancer in women worldwide, finds an alarming study.The study, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine, was conducted on 1,388 women aged 18-79, of which 491 had epithelial ovarian cancer and 897 didn’t have.Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada calculated participants’ exposure to specific agents in the workplace, and the relationship between exposure to each of the 29 most common agents and ovarian cancer risk was then assessed.After accounting for…

United Nations, July 11 (IANS) The transfer of crude oil from Safer, the decaying super oil tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week, a UN humanitarian official said.David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said in a statement that Nautica, a tanker specifically tasked with offloading oil from Safer, is ready to set sail from Djibouti, reports Xinhua news agency.The transfer process, which is estimated to take about two weeks, will start once Nautica docks alongside Safer, he added.”The completion of the ship-to-ship transfer of the oil by the start…

Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) The all-important oil deal between Pakistan and Russia has hit a roadblock, as the two nations are unlikely to finalise a long-term supply deal. Pakistan and Russia had agreed to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to specifically manage the import of oil from Moscow to Islamabad. However, due to the delay in initiating the process by Islamabad, Moscow is now reluctant to enter into a long-term agreement, especially with concessions on oil supply.A government source with knowledge of the deal said that both Islamabad and Moscow seem to be clinging to their positions, meaning that…