Celebrated author Amitav Ghosh ‘s next book, ‘Smoke and Ashes’, to be released by Harper Collins India’s Fourth Estate imprint on July 15, is, in the words of its sub-title, ‘A Writer ...

Officials in Myanmar’s major cities destroyed about USD 300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs on Thursday.The ...

Fentanyl is the prime cause of an overdose death rate that has tripled over the last decade. In 2013, there were 3,105 deaths ...

Massive mountains of illegal drugs have been set alight in Myanmar as the country celebrates burning nearly $300million worth ...

I thought it was entertaining, but it wasn't true,” says the doc maker of the 2007 film starring Denzel Washington.

Despite the opioid crisis’ deadly toll, U.S police treat drug use as a criminal issue. But in the Netherlands, a public ...

More than £348 million worth of illegal drugs went up in thick smoke in major cities across Myanmar as part of a day of ...

Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each hand like a human weighing scales ...

This is a significant drop from the 42.6% smoking rate in 1965. As of 2025, the US has witnessed a significant decline in cigarette smoking, reaching an 80-year low.

Some vulnerable groups, like asthma patients, are even more at risk, as exposure to secondhand smoke may worsen symptoms, trigger severe attacks, and make treatment less effective. Dr Issac Mathai ...

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada has spread over 5,000 miles across the Atlantic over the last week — reaching as far as parts of Russia. Western Greenland and the Arctic Archipelago ...