Posts From King World News

Robots to the rescue: drones can help tackle TB, says health charity

By Joseph D’Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Crocodile-infested rivers, choppy seas and a lack of proper roads make it difficult for aid workers in remote areas of Papua New Guinea to transport medical supplies, but aid workers have come up with a new solution: drones. Unmanned drones are often used in humanitarian efforts for mapping, but using them to get medicines and samples to hard-to-reach areas is new, said

U.N. prepares aid for Yemen, says five-day truce won't meet needs

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Only a lasting ceasefire in Yemen will allow aid workers to fully address the country’s “monumental” humanitarian challenge after six weeks of air strikes and conflict, a senior United Nations official said on Friday. Saudi Arabia has offered a five-day pause in hostilities, on condition that its Houthi foes also stop fighting. U.N. coordinator for Yemen Paulo Lembo said a military pause would allow

Shirtless Running: An Etiquette Guide

I’ve come to believe that, in most cases, running shirtless does look ridiculous. It’s an exercise in vanity, a sin against the unwitting bystanders who emphatically don’t need to see that. And yet I still maintain that there are times in these dog days of summer when shirtless running is acceptable.