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 discusses 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 Health care news - November 19, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article 2022 LGBT 2022 LGBT conference 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
3 Asian locations named must-visit travel destinations for 2023 by National Geographic
Three Asian countries have made it into the list of National Geographic’s breathtaking places to visit in 2023. The 25 locations, chosen for their "wonder, rewarding to travelers of all ages, and... #traveldestinations #laos #nationalgeographic #lands #southeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Controversial cough syrup maker Maiden Pharmaceuticals has global presence
Maiden Pharmaceuticals' global presence has a strong concentration in Africa, including countries such as Algeria, Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya and Tanzania. In South East Asia also it has presence in countries such as Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, among others. The company's footprints in South America include Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela, Surinam and Paraguay, besides others. It is also present in Russia, Poland and Belarus. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Outcry as British researcher is given ANOTHER grant by NIH to investigate COVID
EcoHealth Alliance's five-year project will investigate 'the potential for future bat coronavirus emergence' in southeast Asia, with scientists set to trawl caves in Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monarch Butterflies Officially Listed as Endangered By Scientists
The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers.
“It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. “This is one of the most recognizable butterflies in the world.”
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for the first time to its “red list” of threatened species and categorized it as “endangered” — two s...
Source: TIME: Science - July 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: CHRISTINA LARSON/AP Tags: Uncategorized animals climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
From ‘open minded’ to ‘underwhelming,’ mixed reactions greet latest COVID-19 origin report
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“Further studies needed.” That’s the main message in a
preliminary report
released today by a scientific advisory group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to clarify the cloudy origin of COVID-19. But in stark distinction to a report from an earlier WHO committee, which drew controversy in 2021 by all but dismissing that SARS-CoV-2 might have escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, this panel recommends more investigations into the lab-leak scenario possibility.
“All...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 9, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
