Africa: WHO Urges Investments for the Scale Up of Tuberculosis Screening and Preventive Treatment
[WHO] Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is marked on 24 March, WHO has released an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment. A modelling study developed with Governments of four countries - Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa - highlights the impact to be achieved from expanding TB screening and preventive treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
‘Balomania,’ ‘KIX’ Filmmakers on Ethics of Filming Protagonists on Society’s Margins
Opening CPH:DOX’s popular “Film:makers in Dialogue” industry section on Monday, the directors of “Balomania” and “KIX,” running in the main Dox and Next:Wave segments respectively, met to discuss the challenges and ethics involved in following protagonists on the margins of society over many…#dox #balomania #sisselmorelldargis #brazil #bálintrévész #dávidmikulán #sanyi #budapest #mikulán #animation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EPA Bans Asbestos, a Deadly Carcinogen Still in Use Decades After a Partial Ban Was Enacted
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year.
The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled regulations governing tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture.
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The new rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United Sta...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Daly/AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
The Most Guns in America Come From This Country
As the largest market for civilian firearms around the globe, it may come as no surprise that many of the biggest firearm manufacturers are located in the United States. The nation has the highest per capita rate of civilian gun ownership, with 120.5 out of 100 people carrying a weapon, and of…#companieslikerugerco #smithwesson #firearmscommerce #southamerican #beretta #austria #taurus #brazil #hungary #georgia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A new record: crypto products hit $2.9 billion in weekly inflows
Crypto investment products have set a new record with weekly inflows reaching $2.9 billion, surpassing the previous week’s high of $2.7 billion, according to the latest weekly inflow report by asset management firm CoinShares. This surge has propelled the year-to-date inflows to $13.2 billion,…#coinshares #ethereum #solana #polygon #brazil #hongkong #sweden #switzerland #bitcoin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Arabica Coffee Slips on Weakness in the Brazilian Real
this morning is down -0.20 (-0.11%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is up +15 (+0.45%). Coffee prices this morning are mixed, with robusta posting a 1-week high. Weakness in the Brazilian real is undercutting arabica coffee prices after the real (^USDBRL) today tumbled to...#15 #brazilian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EPA announces comprehensive ban on deadly carcinogen asbestos in U.S
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a…#epa #cancermoonshot #tsca #brazil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in her milk. " Mother Nature designed the mammary... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 18, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds
Billion-dollar financing is driving unsustainable increases in global meat and dairy production, a report has found. Global meat production rose 9% between 2015 and 2021, the report said, while dairy production increased 13% in that time. Over almost the same time period, 2015 to 2022, financiers…#credit #martinbowman #feedback #bankofamerica #jpmorganchase #brazilian #jbs #wellsfargo #anzbank #newzealands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Latam Insights: Tim Draper ’s Bitcoin Prophecy for El Salvador, Bukele’s Bitcoin Rush
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Tim Draper predicts bitcoin will make El Salvador a rich country, President Nayib Bukele vows to keep buying bitcoin, and Banco do Brazil announces offline…#lataminsights #latinamericas #timdraper #elsalvador #nayibbukele #banco #brazil #brazilian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 3 Most Undervalued E-Commerce Stocks to Buy in March 2024
Undervalued e-commerce stocks play the 9.7% annual growth in the sector The e-commerce trend continues to take share from traditional retail. estimates a 9.79% compounded annual growth rate in worldwide e-commerce revenues between 2024 and 2029. Therefore, we are in the early innings of this shift…#ebay #gmv #amazon #latinamerica #mercadolibre #meli #brazil #yoy #argentina #mexico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Transforming Wealth with Bitcoin: Raphael Zagury ’s Strategies for Portfolio Maximization
Key Takeaways This episode of What Bitcoin Did dives into a myriad of topics surrounding Bitcoin, portfolio allocation, and the evolving investment landscape. The discussion kicks off with a light-hearted banter about betting on Bitcoin's price movements and the hosts' penchant for friendly…#keytakeaways #schrodingercoinmodel #bitcoin #brazil #austrian #blackrock #bitcoinetfs #swanbitcoin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BRICS Continues Development of its Currency & Payment System
Alongside the alliance’s de-dollarization commitment, BRICS is continuing the development of its own currency and payment system. Indeed, Brazil’s emissary in the G20, Mauricio Lyrio, told Russia’s state-owned news agency, TASS, of the collective ongoing commitment to its own payment…#brics #brazil #g20 #mauriciolyrio #tass #lyrio #maintainfocus #tassnews #russian #moscow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brazil launches China anti-dumping probes after imports soar
Investigations reflect fears of flood of cheap Chinese products but could strain Brasília’s ties with Beijing#brasília #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apple Agrees to Pay $490M in iPhone Suit by Investors
Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to end a class-action lawsuit accusing its CEO of misleading investors with a false assurance about demand for iPhones in China. The suit was sparked by Apple's unexpected announcement on Jan. 2, 2019, that the company planned to cut its quarterly revenue…#apple #iphones #timcook #iphone #turkey #brazil #oakland #yvonnegonzalezrogers #shawnwilliams #journal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
