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In a cheap move to win diplomacy for ownership of Jerusalem as its capital, Israel has favored a few 15 nations to receive its surplus doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Israel is also an opportunist as many other nations who have used the Covid-19 situation to further their diplomatic agendas with their neighbours. As a quick pro-quo, Israel has shipped its extra Covid-19 vaccine doses to friendly nations. As if the only way to get the jabs, was to answer a simple question, which holds the key to the magic vaccine vyles is ‘Whose capital is Jerusalem?’ While the current PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has not specified who are the lucky recipients, indications are these comprise all those nations that have happily given the key answer to his magic question as ‘Israel’. As a childish gesture of obedience being met, Netanyahu is using the vaccine jabs as a way to bribe his way into a favourable circle of trust that stands by Trump’s stupid worldwide assertion of how Jerusalem belongs to Isra...

It is not just war that has robbed people of their right to a dignified life. Brutality against women is another huge factor.  Crime against women is rampant in an Islamic country like Yemen The Civil war in Yemen has made the life miserable for women. The war has drastically cut support services for women.  Many such women have been subjected to slave labour and sexual violence as well. Women have been subjugated and ill treated in Yemen more after the war started. Most of them are married off underage. They are kept as sex slaves and subjected to physical beating as well.  Places that were to act as safe haven for them have not had UN support for a long time due to conflicting needs of a dwindling sick and poor population. If not this, then women are under attack by armed men who exploit and subjugate women.  Yemen has a large displaced population, of which 83percent makes up for women. In Yemen, there is no statutory law that states the age for marriage. The...

Indian Education tech market will go through massive restructuring in 2021 The pandemic had brought about a sudden burst of energy into the education sector- entrepreneurs used the opportunity to create virtual classroom structures, home schooling material, teaching aids, tutorial programme, hobby classes and much more.  But as schools are starting to reopen and the pandemic wave is starting to subside, one wonders what will be the future of all this money and energy that has been invested into such promising teaching and learning tools. The ed-tech startups are wondering how to make their buck after all the dust really settles. If one is to look at the largest gainers, Byju's and Vendantu are classic examples. They clocked massive online hours and made millions too.  It was literally raining online applications. From Unacademy to Skill development websites like Coursera started providing free courses compressed into capsules for those who were either out of work or cooped up ...

The Israeli inhaler drug might be a miracle for those suffering with Covid-19 and sensitive lung function Israel is in news for good- it has now developed a miracle inhaler that could be an answer and cure to the Covid-19 virus. Developed in collaboration with Jerusalem, it has developed a drug that can be a lifesaver in cases of acute respiratory failure. The inhaler helps manage a natural phenomenon in the body called the Cytokine storm. In cases where a patient is suffering from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), their bodies go through an overload of autoimmune protein called the Cytokine that creates like a fight within, attacking healthy tissues and system as well. Now, Israeli scientists have applied this to treatment of COVID-19 itself, with a result that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has dubbed a “miracle drug”. This is a path-breaking discovery that will actually help those with acute respiratory issues. It is worth noting that the virus candidates...

Countries like Mexico needs a unique vaccination strategy...... As the world is able to pick and choose more than one Covid-19 vaccine, some nations don’t even have one. In fact, there are not spoilt for choices- they have none. These include the poorer ones like Mexico and many countries in the continent of South Africa. Mexico had to deal with crashing down of their online system of registration for vaccines. They are already short of the numbers to cover the whole population. The restaurant owners are crying out loud over the loss of business due to corona virus extended restrictions. So, vaccination is of paramount importance. South Africa is receiving its lot under the Covax scheme. However, that is not going to be immediately, while the continent is reeling under spread of the variants too. India, meanwhile has helped with over two million vaccine doses. The situation in Mexico is bad. The medical system is breaking down.  Record number of cases have crossed 1000 per da...