The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated an embrace of telemedicine by doctors and patients alike. Patients have been happy to connect remotely in order to avoid entering a medical facility. Physicians find that consulting with patients over the phone or on Zoom saves them time. Israeli startup Nonagon (formerly MyHomeDoc) is adding a new tool to the telemedicine bag of technology tricks: the N9 nine-in-one home device (hence the company’s new name, which refers to a nine-sided polygon) that performs many of the tests a doctor has traditionally done in person. The portable device includes a stethoscope to listen to lung,…
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NYANGA, Zimbabwe — Charles Mushanawani, 46, a goat breeder in a small rural community of Burma Valley east Zimbabwe, never dreamed of being a stock market investor on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. “I always thought these things are so complicated and reserved for the rich, learned people out there in the big cities,” he told Zenger News. “But now I can virtually trace real-time share price movements on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange portal via my mobile phone while going about my goat rearing business in the village.” But until three years ago, all this was a pipe dream to Mushanawani and…
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more than three million children in India did not get their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine (DTP-1) in 2020. While more than 3 million children missed their first dose of measles, compared to 2019, 3.5 million more children could not receive their first dose of the DTP-1 across the globe. The DTP-1 is a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. India has witnessed the greatest increase in the number of children not getting DPT 1 first last year as compared to 2019,…
NEW DELHI — Indian farmers have planned a protest outside Parliament in the capital of New Delhi on July 22. The protest is scheduled between the monsoon session of the Indian Parliament, which is to commence on July 19 and end by Aug. 13. Farmers have been protesting on the borders of the national capital since Nov. 26, 2020, and asking the government to repeal three farm laws — Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.…
BRUSSELS — Several members of the European Parliament have written to Zaheer Aslam Janjus, the ambassador of Pakistan to the European Union (EU), seeking intervention in a blasphemy case against Shahzad Masih. Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws in their present form have been in place since 1986, punishing blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad with death or life imprisonment. The members of the European Parliament called for Masih’s immediate release and compensation on account of undue harassment and detention. “Through this letter, we, members of the European Parliament, would like to share our concern regarding a pending case in Pakistan: State vs Shahzad Masih, FIR No.…
ISLAMABAD — Disgruntled party leader and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Akbar S. Babar on July 13 said a fact-finding report had revealed that the party had received illegal funding of up to PKR 2.20 billion ($13.81 million) between 2009 and 2013. Babar said it was just the tip of the iceberg as complete details of the accounts opened in the name of four-party employees as well as the party’s accounts in and outside the country had not been shared. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a centrist, Islamist, and populist Pakistani political party and the current ruling party of Pakistan led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Babar said…
NASHIK, India — Parag Narvekar, a former scientist of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from western Indian city Nashik, has developed an affordable sensor to boost crop production. The sensor, when made available, will be priced at INR 10,000 ($134) for farmers in the country. Earlier, the sensor used to cost INR 1.5 lakh ($2,013). Narvekar, along with Vilas Shinde, the chief managing director of farmer producer company Sahyadri Farms, experimented with the technology and developed the sensor in the farms themselves. “It’ll help farmers understand fertilizer and its usage and irrigation depending on the current weather condition,” Narvekar said. “There is a…
NEW DELHI — India’s national capital Delhi on July 14, announced a collaboration with U.S. tech firm Google to launch a system to help commuters track bus locations, arrival and departure times, and routes on a real-time basis on their smartphones. The collaboration is between the Transport Ministry of the Delhi government, the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, and Lepton Software. Delhi’s officials are partnering with Google Maps to enable real-time bus tracking. “Status of 3,000 buses can be tracked on a real-time basis,” Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said during the announcement. “Status of around 3,000 buses…
WASHINGTON — Tech giant Apple has announced a new accessory for the iPhone 12 called MagSafe Battery Pack that magnetically attaches to the back of the gadget and charges it wirelessly. Apple has also indirectly unlocked the previously unannounced iPhone 12 feature: reverse wireless charging. When the MagSafe Battery Pack is attached to an iPhone, and the iPhone is charging through a lightning cable, the iPhone is actually delivering power to the battery pack, as per a media report. The MagSafe Battery Pack retails for $99. Apple confirmed the developments in a support document, the media report said. “If both…
MUMBAI, India — Popular Indian content creators have partnered with e-commerce major Amazon’s video entertainment service, miniTV, and will produce content for customers on the platform. Amazon’s miniTV is a free, ad-supported video streaming service within its shopping app in India. The artists include several YouTube content creators like Ashish Chanchlani, Prajakta Koli, Amit Bhadana, Dolly Singh, Saloni Gaur, and Nikunj Lotia (popularly known as BeYouNick). The creators will make sketches out of relatable daily life situations which will first be exclusively released on miniTV for all Amazon users. The sketches are aimed at increasing Amazon’s stickiness by attracting customers to…