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After North Korea activated its emergency prevention system amidthe coronavirus outbreak, Kim Jong Un declared that the vaccination was an immortal potion of love gifted by him.

The North Korean leader made the bizarre claim reportedly through a loudspeaker. The country began vaccinatingsoldiers after reporting an outbreak earlier this month.

Also Read:North Korea lifts Covid lockdown amid stable virus situation

Reports claim North Korea has reported 3.2 million coronavirus cases as Kim ordered the army to be deployed after COVID-19 cases began to mount. The state media claimed coronavirus cases had dipped with mortality rates falling.

Last week North Korea had reported 100,000 new cases of "fever" with 69 deaths with fatality rate at 0.002 per cent. North Korea had earlier rejected vaccines from the World Health Organisation(WHO) and refused to seek help from neighbouring South Korea.

Watch:Biden offers message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

US President Joe Biden had also offered vaccines to Kim's regime but the US government said it had not received any response.

Amid the outbreak, North Korean officials activated the country's hospital services while claiming that various types of medicines were sent to different parts of the country.

According to reports, North Korea had sent planes to China to pick up medical supplies to combat the virus after the Xi regime offered assistance to its neighbour

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported North Korea had sent IL-76 transport cargo planes to China to pick up medical supplies.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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Humans have been extracting the healing properties of plants for thousands of years. Although herbal remedies are often discounted as unscientific, more than one-third of modern drugs are derived either directly or indirectly from natural products, such as plants, microorganisms and animals.

Now, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute in the US state of California have found that a chemical extracted from the bark of the Galbulimima belgraveana tree has psychotropic effects that could help treat depression and anxiety.

The tree is found only in remote rainforests of Papua New Guinea and northern Australia and has long been used by indigenous people as a healing remedy against pain and fever.

This goes to show that Western medicine has not cornered the market on new therapeutics; there are traditional medicines out there still waiting to be studied, senior author Ryan Shenvi, PhD, a professor of chemistry at Scripps Research, told reporters in mid -May.

The most well-known example of a medical drug extracted from a plant species is opium, which has been used to treat pain for over 4,000 years. Opiates like morphine and codeine are extracted from the opium poppy and have a powerful effect on the central nervous system.

Afghan farmers collect raw opium in a poppy field

But which other ancient plant-based medicines have demonstrable medical benefits, and what is the science behind them?

The velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) has been used in ancient Indian Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for over 3,000 years. Ancient texts tell us how healers used bean extracts to reduce tremors in patients to treat the condition we now consider Parkinsons disease.

Studies now show that the velvet bean contains a compound called levodopa, a drug used to treat Parkinsons disease today.

Levodopa helps to stop tremors by increasing dopamine signals in areas of the brain that control movement.

The modern history of levodopa began in the early 20th century when the compound was synthesized by the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk. Decades later, in the 1960s, scientists found that levodopa could be used as an effective treatment to stop tremors in patients with Parkinsons disease. The drug revolutionized the treatment of the disease and is still the gold standard for its treatment today.

Clinical trials using current research standards have found that hawthorn (Crataegus spp) reduces blood pressure and may be useful to treat cardiovascular disease. Hawthorn berries contain compounds such as bioflavonoids and proanthocyanidins that appear to have significant antioxidant activity.

The medical properties of hawthorn were first noted by Greek physician Dioscorides in the 1st century and by Tang-Ben-Cao in ancient Chinese medicine in the 7th century.

Hawthorn extracts are not yet suitable for medical use in the wider public studies are ongoing, and more rigorous research is needed to assess the long-term safety of using the extracts to treat diseases.

Yew trees have a special place in medicine in European mythology. Most parts of the tree are very poisonous, causing associations with both death and immortality. The Third Witch in Macbeth mentions slips of yew slivered in the moons eclipse (Macbeth Act 4, Scene 1).

But its a species of yew tree in North America, the Pacific yew tree (Taxus brevifolia), that possesses the most beneficial medical properties.

Scientists in the 1960s found that the trees bark contains compounds called taxels. One of these taxels, called Paclitaxel, has been developed into an effective cancer treatment drug. Paclitaxel can stop cancer cells from dividing, blocking further growth of the disease.

Willow bark is another traditional medicine with a long history. The bark was adopted 4,000 years ago in ancient Sumer and Egypt to treat pain and has been a staple of medicine ever since.

Willow bark contains a compound called salicin, which would later form the basis of the discovery of aspirin the worlds most widely taken drug.

Aspirin has several different medical benefits, including pain relief, reduction of fever and prevention of stroke. Its first widespread use was during the 1918 flu pandemic to treat high temperatures.

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B3 Kaguya Houraisan, Code: Nayotake, and the Love Temple of Benevolence and Conscience, is one of the Four Temples and leader of the group trying to fight back the Kaiju and save the Lunar Capital. Her sense of humor and brightly shining positive attitude permeates the group, raising morale and inspiring hope against the seemingly endless waves of Kaiju. But shes not just some cheerleader; her ability, to manipulate eternity and the instantaneous, is extremely powerful when used with the right amount of knowledge in a given situation, which Kaguya also tends to usually have, being a long-living immortal who has drank the Hourai Elixir. And like her fellow Temples, she is undoubtedly an EX Tier Friend.

For farming and raw damage, Kaguya is able to prove herself as an Ultra Festival Friend since she is able to solo farm a good amount of stages. Her Yang-only Last Word, Hourai Medicine Tank, is powerful in its own right as it has an abundance of Killers (most notably Youkai and Fairy) that will guarantee critical hits to a wide range of enemies. Since attack buffs and defense debuffs are effectively multiplicative, the combination of 4 Yang ATK UP (1T) from her Pre-ATK effect plus 2 Yang ATK UP (3T) and solo target 2 Yang DEF DOWN debuff (2T) from her Last Word at 1.00P boost further enhances her damage potential. It does not end there though, as a combination of her skills and ability creates more avenues for damage potential growth through agility scaling.

Solo Story Card Farms: 3-3-3, 3-11-1, Hifuu Code E9

For difficult content, she is able to sustain and prolong the survivability of the party while providing decent Agility support. Her defensive niche is all about evasion tanking for her party. As the manipulator of eternity and the instantaneous, she provides the party with at least 8 levels of effective Evasion on the 1st turn, which can then be extended for a long time using her skills and spell cards. This allows her to work in conjunction with Focus-based Friends for prolonged party survivability. However, note that this niches effectiveness is usually seen for contents like Elemental EX and Tower.

Kaguya will not miss out in the barrier breaking field as she provides good elemental access and an acceptable amount of anomaly breaks. Starting off with elemental breaks, her Spread Shot, Love and Laser, allows you to access the Moon element at 0P, with a total of 3 when it reaches max boost. She also has 3 Fire elements in this shot which are all accessible in just one boost. Her 2nd Spell Card, New Impossible Request: Mysterium, also provides Moon at 0P but it is more accessible as you only need 2.00P to use all 3 of it. Additionally, she has a total of 3 Star elements which are accessible starting from 1.00P. Lastly, her Last Word, Hourai Medicine Tank, primarily gives access to 3 Star elements and then 3 Moon elements as you boost further. There is also her Focus Shot, Charity Grenades and Spell Card 1, Divine Treasure: Jeweled Branch of Hourai -Dreamlike Paradise-, that gives access to the Moon element at 0P and provides a multitude of elements as you boost further. However, do note that a multitude of elements in an attack is hard to utilize especially when the enemies have only a few elements that they are weak towards. Her anomaly breaks consist of Melting (breaks Freeze barriers) and Toxic (breaks Poison barriers) which is prevalent when you use her Last Word at 2.00P.

When it comes to her passive, she has two that have a 100% chance of success rate. Her first passive, Anti-Kaiju Defense, provides 35% DMG DOWN from Youkai enemies allowing her to survive longer. Her 3rd passive, End of Imperishable Night, gives 0.25P per turn allowing her to have an easier time to access most of her elemental breaks.

Overall, Kaguya is a one of a kind Ultra Festival Friend to have if you are in need of what she offers. While she may not have common party utility such as attack buffs, she makes up for it by allowing your Friends to survive better through the use of evasion-related effects while also doing her best to deal high damage from her Last Word.

The Slicing scaling and secondary effects for Kaguyas attacks are as follows:

Love and Laser

1 AGI UP (3T): 50%/75%/0%/0%/100%/0%Absorb: 25%/0%/0%/0%/0%/0%

Charity Grenades

Slicing: 30%/40%/0%/50%/50%/0%1 AGI UP (3T): 50%/75%/0%/0%/100%/0%

Divine Treasure: Jeweled Branch of Hourai -Dreamlike Paradise-

Slicing: 0%/30%/40%/0%/50%/50%Blind barrier to self (1T): 100%/0%/0%/0%/0%/0%Paralyze barrier to self (1T): 100%/0%/0%/0%/0%/0%

New Impossible Request: Mysterium

Slicing: 70%/90%/0%/90%/0%/100%2 EVA UP (3T): 0%/0%/0%/0%/0%/100%Blind barrier to self (1T): 0%/0%/100%/0%/100%/0%

Hourai Medicine Tank

Slicing: 160%/140%/140%/150%/0%/160%2 YANG ATK UP (3T): 0%/0%/100%/0%/0%/0%Target 2 YANG DEF DOWN (2T): 0%/100%/0%/0%/0%/0%

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By MAWAHIB ABDALLATIF

A Sudanese protester was shot dead in the capital Khartoum Friday as he and thousands others in various parts of the country marked the third anniversary of the famous 2019 sit-in protests in which people called for civilian rule.

On Friday, Sudan's Central Medical Committee announced the death of a protester in south Khartoum.

The spirit of a twenty-year-old martyr rose after he was shot in the chest by live bullets fired by the coup forces as they suppressed the processions of station 7 in Sahafa area, the committee said in a statement.

This brings the total number of martyrs of our people counted by the Commission since the coup of October 25th to 99 martyrs who remain prominent flags of the glorious December revolution and immortal in history forever.

In June 2019 soldiers violently dispersed protesters who had staged a sit-in at the General Command headquarters and were calling for civilian rule, leading to death and injury of dozens of people.

Early on Friday, security officers were deployed in Khartoum in anticipation of demonstrations announced by the resistance committees, coinciding with the third anniversary of the dispersal of the sit-in.

The army and other security forces were deployed in the centre of Khartoum and around the strategic sites, and the General Command was surrounded by a tight security fence, with the surrounding streets closed off.

Authorities also closed Nile bridges linking the three cities to Khartoum, except for the Halfaya and Soba bridges, and announced that the measures came within the framework of ensuring the security and safety of citizens.

The third anniversary of the dispersal of the sit-in comes shortly after Sudan saw an escalation of protests over the Sovereign Councils decision to remove the civilian component from the transitional authority.

The resistance committees in the state of Khartoum, the youth groups that mobilise the protests, said that they held Fridays demonstrations to seek accountability and justice, and to call for the handing over to judicial authorities of perpetrators of violence in the 2019 sit-in.

In March, lawyers and activists submitted a memorandum to the International Criminal Court to consider the case of the sit-in dispersal a crime against humanity.

Despite the passage of three years, the independent investigation committee formed by the transitional government headed by lawyer Nabil Adeeb are yet to submit its report on the incident. No charges have been brought against suspects.

In a statement on Friday, the troika, which includes America, Britain and Norway, said it stands in solidarity with the survivors and victims of the sit-in dispersal and joins Sudanese in calling for the investigation committee to release a report on the incident.

They urged the military authorities to ensure victims and their families get justice.

The forces currently leading the street protests include the Resistance Committees and the Sudanese Professionals Association.

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One killed as Sudanese march for justice for victims of 2019 sit-in protest - The East African

Then they found an escape. As a band, they would close in as a circle and create an invisible sheath around themselves. In this protective sheath, this armour, they would play for one another, for each other, take cues and give them. Essentially, do what they wanted to. The diners were too busy, the occasional sing us a happy birthday song notwithstanding.

Off and on, KK and I would meet. Once he dropped home, carrying a new enthusiasm in his heart and a cassette in his hand. This is my latest songissko suno, he told my wife and me. At that point, we couldnt even afford a half-decent music system. So, we went for a drive in our Maruti 800 and heard the song. And we have never stopped hearing it: 'Tadap Tadap'. The intensity hit us with a force, the poignancy with pain. Till date, I see this song as his best. The high notes he reached in this song, we had not encountered in our band.

Once when I was in Mumbai for some work, KK came to my hotel on Marine Drive and we walked the streets through the night. With waves of the Arabian Sea splashing behind us, we stood at the end of Marine Drive and he said, you know I came here and stood exactly here on this spot and looked at these lights and wondered if Bombay would give me space. It didBombay became Mumbai and our KK became Indias KK. His transition from a village called Horizon (our band) to an institution called KK was complete.

We relived our days of youth, our separate journeys but intertwined lives, wives, children, careers, hopes, dreamsand music. We ran through our music, old music, new music, new sounds, future music, the unsung songs, the unplayed notes. Remember this song? Remember that competition? Remember how they cheated us out of the first prize? I was struck with admiration for him. Here was KKour KKwho had transited into the big league. His success felt like our success.

At a corporate gig in Delhis Taj (one of the hotels he played for earlier), my daughter and I attended his concert, watched him from the front row. Even at age six, my daughter could feel the energy. When we sat in his room, looking at the citys lights from a height, we discussed his performance, his future gigs. In all this, he remembered to get a chocolate mousse for my daughter, who in turn, was mesmerised by the whole experience. It was her first show. She still remembers it.

Moving from the intimacy of a band tied together through friendshipsregular practice, the highs of applause and awards, the lows of a broken string or losing the guitar cord in mid-song when Franz jumped too highto the world of professional singing is not easy to navigate. As a band, when we played, the six individual players became one unit. Almost like a new consciousness playing through us that was more than the six of us. Its a tribal anchoring, each knowing what the other wants. But when you shift to professional singing, the musicians are different, as are the studios, as is the incentive, as is the demand and there are no friendships to lean on. That KK was able to bridge this is a feat.

Many have done this before him, many will do it in future. But it takes a special being to first make this jump, then become successful, and yet remain grounded in humility.

And in every rendering of every song he gave his allhis voice, his heart and his soul. Like Kishore Kumar before him, KK the singer would become KK the song.

The poignancy and pain in 'Tadap Tadap', to me his finest song, is KK. Equally, the deep devotion in 'Tu Hai Aasman Mein' is also KK. The joy of friendships in Yaron is KK and the ascent to the mountains in 'Mehki Hawa' are also KK.

His leaving us so suddenly has left a KK-sized hole in each of the five remaining hearts of our disbanded band. And if conversations with thousands of people on digital platforms are to be believed, this hole is there in their hearts as well. Even people who didnt know him told me that they felt as if a member of their family has died.

Souls dont die. In KKs case, even his voice will live on. The songs into which he breathed life will keep him immortal. Everyone has to go, my friend KK. You took an early flight. Ill follow at some point. See you on the other side.

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Amon Amarth have just announced their new album,The Great Heathen Army, and to coincide with this news, they've also debuted a music video for the new single "Get in the Ring," which features a cameo from AEW (All Elite Wrestling) star Erick Redbeard.

I really like 'Get In The Ring' which was written for our friend Erick Redbeard the pro wrestler as an 'entrance' song for him," comments guitarist Olavi Mikkonen on the latest Amon Amarth track. "The lyrics are obviously written to fit both Viking and wrestling themes," he continues, "and you can also see Erick as the lead character in the new video for the song. We shot the video in Wroclaw, Poland with our friends Grupa 13 and they helped us create this dark and epic Mad Max meets Viking underground super brutal fight club for the video clip."

Fans of Amon Amarth may be surprised to see modern-day visuals in the music video, such as gas-powered vehicles, heavy firearms, and industrialized buildings, but rest assured, this is very much the same Amon Amarth you've known for over 25 years. The group lays down burly rhythm riffs set against ever-present melodies that align perfectly with the thrill of one-on-one battle.

Speaking about the album, vocalist Johan Hegg says, Overall The Great Heathen Army is one of the heavier albums weve made. There are some dark and heavy songs that are really powerful and in-your-face, but we obviously have some trademark melodic Amon Amarth songs on there as well, and a few surprises too. Its a really well-balanced album. It sounds great. [Producer] Andy Sneap is awesome. It was great to be able to work with him again.

"Weve been away making new music and were back with new darker, more death-metal sounding album. If Berserker was our 'heavy metal' album, then The Great Heathen Army is our 'death metal' album. But with that said, its still very much contemporary Amon Amarth, but perhaps style-wise we have gone back to our roots a little bit," adds Mikkonen.

Watch the music video for "Get In the Ring" below and view the album art and track listing forThe Great Heathen Army, due Aug. 5 on Metal Blade, further down the page. To pre-order the album, head here.

You smile at me through lying teethThen you talk behind my backYou think I'm blind,thatI don't seeThemask you wear begins to crackYourwords bore me to deathYou're a wasp without a stingWhen you're done wasting breathYou can find me in the ring

Bring it onIf you dareWill you runAre you scared

I'm waiting here so come at meLet's fight it out man to manIf you flee your fate is sealedGet in the ring, make your stand

The coward thinks he'll always liveIf he keeps himself from strifeBut old age leaves him not in peaceThough spars may spare his lifeThe fool thinks that h knows it allWhile he sits in sheltered nestLost for words when reality callsAs he's put to the test

Your slander shows your inner fearHiding behind words of spiteBut the Heathen law is clearI challenge you to a fightChoose blade, sword or axeIt doesn't matter what you bringWhen the sun begins to waxCome find me in the ring

Bring it onNowhere to hideTime to faceYour demise

I'm waiting here so come at meLet's fight it out man to manIf you flee your fate is sealedYou'll die by my hand

You're a dog without a biteAnd your taunts are uninspiredIt's better that you stand and fight'Cause if you run you'll only die tired

Amon Amarth, 'The Great Heathen Army'

01. "Get in the Ring"02. "The Great Heathen Army"03. "Heidrun"04. "Oden Owns You All"05. "Find a Way or Make One"06. "Dawn of Norsemen"07. "Saxon and Vikings"08. "Skagul Rides With Me"09. "The Serpent's Trail"

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