Sustaining Gaza ceasefire ‘vital’ to deliver aid, save lives: UN
- 21-Oct-2025
GENEVA: Maintaining the Gaza ceasefire is crucial to delivering life-saving humanitarian aid in the territory, the United Nations said Tuesday, repeating a call for all crossings to be opened. “Sustaining the ceasefire is vital; really it’s the only way we can save lives,” Abeer Etefa, Middle East spokeswoman for the UN’s World Food Programme, told […]
New lung transplant technique could save lives: study
- 18-Nov-2016
PARIS: A new technique could help nearly double the precious few hours surgeons have to carry out lung transplants, raising hopes for saving more lives, said a study released Friday. Doctors typically rush to complete a transplant within about six hours of the lungs being taken from a donor, with time being of the essence […]