Deaths, Health Crisis as Severe Heatwave Rocks Asia
A severe heatwave extending across much of Asia has been described as “the worst April heatwave in Asian history” by a climatologist and weather historian A severe heatwave extending across much of Asia has been described as “the worst April heatwave in Asian history” by Maximiliano Herrera, a…#maximilianoherrera #guardian #myanmar #thailand #laos #chengdu #zhejiang #nanjing #hangzhou #yangtzeriver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

De-dollarization has started, but the odds that China's yuan will take over are'profoundly unlikely to essentially impossible '
De-dollarization has begun as recent trade deals elevate other currencies, Peter Earle wrote. • But the dollar is likely to remain a top global currency, according to the economist. • And the odds that China's yuan will replace the dollar are "essentially impossible," he added. De-dollarization…#peterearle #petercearle #brazil #kazakhstan #pakistan #laos #ukraine #venture #chamathpalihapitiya #carsongroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia Receive Covid-19 Treatments for High-Risk Patients
[COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium] The COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium announced today that the governments of Zambia, Laos, Malawi and Rwanda have received shipments of PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), Pfizer's COVID-19 oral treatment. Partners involved in the Quick Start Consortium are supporting test-and-treat programs to improve access to antiviral treatments in low- and middle-income countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 16, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Teachers Union: Oppose Bill Mandating Teaching Dangers of Communism Because Many Communist Countries Are Asian
last week: Virginia Democrats last week rejected a bill that would have required schools to teach about the dangers and victims of communism after the state's largest teachers union argued that it may encourage anti-Asian sentiment. Emily Yen, a research coordinator for the Virginia Education…#virginia #democrats #antiasian #emilyyen #vea #hb1816 #laos #northkorea #vietnam #eastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UNISON urges better protection for domestic abuse victims
Pictured above: the North West regional women’s committee, domestic abuse group. Back row (l to r): Jessica Aitchison, Dawn Warriner, Christine Collins, Teresa Connally. Front row (l to r): Rachel Wright, Paula Craig and Lesley Lancelott. One third of women report domestic abuse at some point in their lives. With almost 80% of UNISON’s 1.3 million women identifying as women, domestic abuse is most definitely a trade union issue, delegates at the annual women’s conference heard last week. “Often the first sign of domestic abuse in the workplace is when women are called out for their work levels dipping, for havi...
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - February 20, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News 2023 National Womens Conference domestic abuse unison women Source Type: news

Women ’s equality at risk of being put back 25 years by the pandemic
More than 50 years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, women at work and in retirement continue to face widespread discrimination – and the situation has worsened since the pandemic, UNISON’s annual women’s conference heard last week. According to the Office of National Statistics, the gender pay gap currently stands at 15% for full-time workers and is much wider when employed part-time, as most women are. Working years Proposing a motion ‘gender pay justice for women workers’, Kate Ramsden of Scotland region (pictured above) told delegates: “Workers – mainly women – stepped up during COVID to keep this cou...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 20, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News 2023 National Womens Conference equal pay equality Source Type: news

Why more Chinese tourism means more capital flight
A of Laos, a trip to the far corner of Russia to see the Northern Lights, or a polar cruise in the Arctic. These are some of the adventurous options being marketed in China as the country reopens. The urge to travel seems strong: Ctrip, a travel agent, has reported a quadrupling of inquiries in…#laos #northernlights #arctic #macau #sun #tianjin #annawong #mswong #moneytalks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Laos struggles with unexploded bombs 50 years after Paris Accords
KASI, Laos -- Five decades have elapsed since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on Jan. 27, 1973 that led to the end of the Vietnam War. The long conflict devasted all of Indochina, and its aftermath continues to stymie the region's economic development. Early this month, specialists of the…#kasi #laos #parispeaceaccords #vietnamwar #indochina #laotian #uxo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Billionaires' feud over world-beating cable escalates with claims of'inexperienced management' | Business
A dispute between two billionaires once united in a visionary project to send power from Australia to Singapore through the world’s longest subsea cable has escalated with one blaming cost blow-outs on “inexperienced management.” Fortescue Metals billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest told CNN on the…#grokventures #leehsienloong #atlassian #climateenergyfinance #morocco #suncable #hydrogen #ieefa #fortescuemetals #laos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa ’s acquittal is a rare win for press freedom in Southeast Asia | Semafor
Press freedom is deteriorating across Southeast Asia. In the most recent World Press Freedom Index, released by not-for-profit organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), three Southeast Asian countries — Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos — ranked among the worst for press freedom on the list of 180…#southeastasia #philippines #myanmar #rsf #laos #southeastasian #vietnam #humanrightswatch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

This Land Becomes Their Land. New U.S. Citizens Hit a 15-Year High
Anyone can read what you share. Many immigrants said an anti-immigrant political climate motivated them to become citizens in order to vote.Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times Nearly one million immigrants became Americans in 2022 after the pandemic delayed the process and prevented hundreds…#michigan #brooklyn #anamariaschwartz #xiaowang #laos #cambodian #nonetechworkers #houston #momleveille #austin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

India's numerous jobs scams show the depth of its unemployment crisis
Indians looking to escape the country’s chronic unemployment rut frequently fall prey to rackets. One such ring has reportedly conned at least 50,000 people since 2020, making it one of India’s biggest job frauds in recent times. The success of such criminal syndicates is an indication of how bad…#jamalpur #teamleaseservices #odisha #cmie #myanmar #twitter #indians #laos #uttarpradesh #rituparnachakraborty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

China Props Up Belt-and-Road Borrowers Via Unusual Channel
Hungry for foreign currency to shore up their dwindling reserves, some troubled countries have in recent years turned to an unusual source of funds: The People’s Bank of China. China’s central bank has funneled billions over the past decade to around 20 countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka,…#nike #pakistan #argentina #save #srilanka #laos #peoplesbankofchina #walmart #doordash #thistargetpromocode (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

This California city asked where its recycling went. The answer wasn ’t pretty
Four years ago, city officials in Palo Alto, California, posed what they thought was a straightforward question: Where did their recycling go? Concerned citizens had seen dire headlines about plastic dumping in Southeast Asia, and they wanted to know if their waste contributed. But the city’s…#pacific #winchester #vientiane #edshikada #paloaltos #sanjose #laos #paloalto #worldbank #theeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Delegates discuss tackling hate and persecution around the world
The first plenary session of UNISON’s LGBT+ annual conference in Edinburgh this morning saw a strong emphasis on continuing persecution of LGBT+ people, in the UK and around the world. Delegates debated a number of motions on trans equality – including the need to combat anti-trans narratives in the media, negotiating trans equality with employers and supporting gender neutral toilets and changing facilities. Gail from the North West pointed out that trans people – particularly trans women – have been harassed, verbally and physically abused for being perceived to be in the ‘wrong’ toilet. “The right to acces...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - November 19, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article 2022 LGBT 2022 LGBT conference Source Type: news