According to @WHO, heart disease is the number 1 cause of death worldwide for both men & women of all races. Heart disease puts people at higher risk of complications from COVID-19, but the virus can also trigger heart issues.
@WHO In a study of 191 patients from Wuhan, China, 8% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients had cardiovascular disease.
35% of the patients who died from COVID-19 had a history of high blood pressure and 17% had a history of coronary heart disease aje.io/55aev#WorldHeartDay
@WHO This suggests that underlying heart disease can increase the severity of symptoms for those who catch COVID-19, resulting in a higher death rate.
Israeli PM Netanyahu says a date has been set for a ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million forcibly displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
Israeli warplanes have bombed a council building in central Gaza’s Maghazi camp, killing several Palestinians, including the mayor of the municipality, reports the government’s media office.
During his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron will push for a thorough investigation into the killing of seven WCK aid workers, including three UK citizens.
It has been 6️⃣ months since Israel launched its brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip on October 7, which has seen tens of thousands of Palestinians killed.
We take a look at the toll Israeli attacks have taken on the enclave and Palestinian life ⤵️
More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel started its war on Gaza on October 7, according to the besieged enclave’s health ministry.
Thousands more are missing under the rubble and are presumed dead.
Israel continues to pound Gaza, despite the UN Human Rights Council adopting a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes committed in the besieged enclave.
Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has joined dozens of congressional Democrats in signing a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken, urging a halt to weapons transfers to Israel.
An Israeli investigation has found that a captive woman was 'most likely' killed when an Israeli combat helicopter fired on a vehicle in the Gaza Strip.
Israel continues its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip as hundreds of Palestinian patients, war-displaced and healthcare staff are killed in Israeli attacks during a 13-day siege of al-Shifa Hospital.
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has called on the international community to take action to end the “genocide” in Gaza where Israeli attacks have killed more than 32,000 Palestinians since October 7.
US Congressman Tim Walberg captured on video invoking the atomic bombings of Japan’s Nagasaki and Hiroshima as an example of how to bring a “quick” end to Israel's war in besieged Gaza.
Today marks Palestine Land Day, also known as Yom al-Ard. Every year on March 30, Palestinians hold protests and plant olive trees to reaffirm their connection to their land.
We look at the significance of Land Day in Palestinian history.
On March 30, 1976, Israeli forces shot and killed 6 unarmed Palestinians and wounded over 100 others as they were protesting against Israel's confiscation of Palestinian land.
Since then, that day has become known as Land Day.
Israel confiscated 2,000 hectares of Palestinian land, equivalent to 3,000 football pitches, in the Galilee as part of Israeli state policy to Judaise the Galilee following the creation of the state of Israel.