MADRID: Spain’s coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after 738 people died over the past 24 hours, the government said. Across the world, only Italy now has a higher death toll than that of Spain. In China, where the virus emerged late last year, 3,281 people have died. The […]
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The most powerful person in Aso Rock, Abba Kyari; who is the chief of staff to the president, has tested positive to Covid19. No government official can reach President Buhari without him. There is a ripe suspicion that the kitchen cabinet might have been infected. Likewise in Europe, the most powerful person, Angela Merkel the chancellor
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PUTRAJAYA: Foreigners who appear for Covid-19 tests at clinics and public hospitals will not be charged, according to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the decision was in line with the circular issued by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) on Jan 29. “If the foreigners come to the MOH clinic or
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KANGAR: Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail (pix) has decreed that the people in Perlis strictly abide by the movement control order (MCO) because a failure to do so may cause the order to be further extended. “We should only leave our homes with valid reasons,“ he said in reference to the MCO
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TikTok’s rise has been meteoric. With more than 3 million people a day now downloading the app, its success is down to more than just luck Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532733-000-tiktok-how-did-the-video-sharing-app-get-so-big-so-quickly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
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PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s first Covid-19 patient, a 58-year-old man from Tawau who had been admitted to Hospital Tawau after attending the Seri Petaling mosque tabligh gathering, has died today. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed this in a Facebook post, saying the man had died at 6.27pm today. He said the man, who
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When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Read More https://investornews.vanguard/bonds-are-lower-risk-but-not-risk-free/ Views: 0
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New evidence on the relationship between sexual health and social context finds a strong association between gender equality, education and family planning Twenty-five years ago, two global events – the International Conference on Population and Development and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing – formally recognized that women’s health and reproductive choices cannot
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Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Read More Views: 0
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The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains the world’s most progressive blueprint for advancing gender equality worldwide. Twenty-five years after it was affirmed by 189 countries, what progress has been made in raising this blueprint off the page? On International Women’s Day the World Health Organization, United Nations University – International Institute for
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