Paris: A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure 80 per cent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed as a “game changer” in the fight against the global killer. Doctors in Belarus-a country with one of the highest rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the world-spent months treating patients with a new drug, bedaquiline, alongside other antibiotics. The results, seen exclusively by AFP, were startling: Of the 181 patients given the new drug, 168 people completed the course and 144 were cured. AFP
Driverless hover-taxis to take off in Singapore
Singapore: Test flights of a driverless hover-taxi will take place in Singapore next year, a German aviation firm said, the latest innovation to offer an escape from Asia’s monster traffic jams. Millions of commuters in the region’s cities have to contend with chronic gridlock everyday. German firm Volocopter said on Tuesday it will conduct the test flights in Singapore in the second half of next year with the support of the government. Resembling a helicopter, Volocopter’s electric air taxis take off and land vertically. They are based on drone technology and can fly two people for around 30 km. AFP
Some police dogs now have cameras, too
Milwaukee: Police dogs have always helped their human counterparts through their eyes and nose, and now some of the dogs are getting their own backup - cameras that transmit live video. The devices generally attach to dogs’ backs on a vest and transmit video to a handler watching from a screen, possibly on their wrist or around their necks. It’s so the officers can better assess what they are up against before they go into a situation. David Ferland, executive director for the US Police Canine Association, said departments generally use the cameras when dogs go out to look for suspects, missing people or explosives, for the dog’s safety and for intelligence gathering. AP
Canadian rapper dies after falling off a plane during stunt
Toronto: Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray has died after a plane stunt went wrong. The 34-year-old rapper was performing a stunt which involved him walking on the wing of a plane while rapping on Saturday when it went horribly wrong. In a statement, McMurray’s management team said the rapper had been working on the shoot for months and trained “intensively” for it. “However, as Jon got further out onto the wing of the plane, it caused the small Cessna to go into a downward spiral that the pilot couldn’t correct. Jon held onto the wing until it was too late, and by the time he let go, he didn’t have time to pull his chute. He impacted and died instantly,” read the statement. PTI
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