Music eases surgery and speeds recovery, Indian study finds
Under the harsh lights of an operating theatre in the Indian capital, Delhi, a woman lies motionless as surgeons prepare to remove her gallbladder. She is under general anaesthesia: unconscious, insensate and rendered completely still by a blend of drugs that induce deep sleep, block memory, blunt pain and temporarily paralyse her muscles. Yet, amid […]
De Neve Delivers! Belgian rider seals Tour du Ghana victory in grand finale
By: Albert Parker Narteh. Quartet of Belgian cyclists stormed to the top of the podium in the Grand Finale of the Tour du Cycling race event with Joerik De Neve finishing first in the final at Ablekuma Vicolis. Deliveing the closing ceremony speech on behalf of the President John Dramin Mahama, the Minister of Sports […]
Ethiopia volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations
A plume of volcanic ash from Ethiopia has swept across the Red Sea through Oman and Yemen and reached Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia – which was dormant for several thousand years – began on Sunday morning, sending an ash column thousands of […]
Tanzania cancels independence day celebrations after election unrest
Tanzania has cancelled next month’s independence day celebrations, with the funds to be instead spent on rebuilding infrastructure damaged in recent election unrest, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has said. His announcement comes as the opposition and others have been calling for people to gather on independence day – 9 December – to demonstrate about killings […]
