US sanctions Iranian deputy commander, Houthi member and ships that transport Iranian oil
The U.S. sanctioned a deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Houthi militant member, firms registered in Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands, along with two ships, including one that transported $100 million in Iranian commodities to China.#iran #houthi #hongkong #marshallislands #iranian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ambrey reports physical damage to Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier from UAV attack 60nm north of Djibouti: Advisory Note
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crew extinguish fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen after US targets rebels in airstrike
The crew aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker hit by a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has extinguished an hourslong fire onboard the stricken vessel sparked by the strike.#yemen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute boarded by armed guards near Oman, diverted
An oil tanker caught up in a dispute last year between the United States and Iran was boarded by armed individuals off the coast of Oman on Thursday and appeared to have changed course towards Iran, according to U.K. maritime sources. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker St Nikolas was boarded by…#iran #oman #marshallislands #stnikolas #sohar #ambrey #ais #iranian #bandar #suezrajan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Intergenerational Impact of Nuclear Testing in Polynesian States
Communities affected by nuclear testing, many originating from island nations in the South Pacific, share their experiences at the Nuclear Survivors Forum. Credit: ICAN / Haruka SakaguchiBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 2023 (IPS) The language used in the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is unambiguous on its focus of the grave humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. The TPNW also recognizes the influence of the public conscience “in the furthering of the principles of humanity as evidenced by the call for total elimination of nuclear weapons”.
This public conscience has been shaped by what w...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Naureen Hossain Tags: Asia-Pacific Civil Society Environment Global Headlines Health Human Rights Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
U.S., allies pressure Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama over Russia oil sanctions
Russian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S., EU and UK are pressuring Liberia, the Marshall Islands and Panama to…#russian #liberia #marshallislands #panama #moscow #ukraine #western #g7 #embassies #lindseywhyte (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
Announcement of $667 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for affordable high-speed internet for rural communities in 22 states and the Marshall Islands through the ReConnect Program. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - August 21, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Iranian oil cargo seized by US begins unloading after long delay
A cargo of Iranian crude oil that was seized by the United States was unloading on Sunday after waiting two-and-a-half months off the coast of Texas to discharge, ship tracking data showed. Suez Rajan, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, has been anchored off Galveston, about 50 miles (80 km)…#iranian #suezrajan #galveston #houston #liberia #refinitiveikon #coastguard #iran #joniernst #iowa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Punjab-based drugmaker asked to stop manufacturing after samples found to be of non-standard quality: Govt
Punjab-based drugmaker QP Pharmachem Ltd has been directed to halt all manufacturing activity after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert warning that samples of Guaifenesin syrup it produced were of substandard quality. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, in conjunction with Punjab's state drugs authority, had investigated the manufacturer after reports of the contamination in the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
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The Compact of Free Association Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as Amended (Amended Compact) — as codified in the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (U.S. Public Law 108-188, December 17, 2003) under…#marshallislands #trustfundagreement #amendedcompact #atrustfundcommittee #trustfund #districtofcolumbia #committeeon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The rising ocean will extinguish more than land. It will kill entire languages
As the climate crisis forces migration, so native tongues wither, too. But it ’s not too late to interveneRising sea levels already pose an existential threat to the populations of Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and other low-lying Pacific atolls. In these places, however, it is not just homes, crops and community cohesiveness that are at risk: it is Tuvaluan, Kiribati and Marshallese – the languages native to these islands.The impact of the climate crisis on languages may be new, but the relationship between language and climate is old. As humans populated the Earth, climate and geography were enormous factors...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 28, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Anastasia Riehl Tags: Climate crisis Language Kiribati Asia Pacific World news Tuvalu Marshall Islands Pacific islands Environment Science Coastlines Unesco United Nations Source Type: news
Cough syrup suspected of killing 12 kids in Cameroon might be Made in India
Cameroonian officials suspect a cough syrup is the cause of a dozen children ’s deaths and it appears to have been manufactured in India. An investigation showed that a manufacturing license number on a Naturcold medication box matches that of Indian-based Riemann Labs. Riemann does not believe it created the tainted medicine and suggests the possible issue could be counte rfeiting. Two other Indian firms were suspected of manufacturing similarly contaminated syrups found in Liberia and the Marshall Islands, although there were no reported injuries. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - June 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
US Set to Sign Security Pacts With Palau and Micronesia
The United States will sign new security pacts with the Pacific island states of Palau and Micronesia over the next two days. And it hopes to sign a third agreement with the Marshall islands in coming weeks, US envoy Joseph Yun has revealed. Joseph Yun said the Palau agreement would be formally…#pacificisland #palau #micronesia #josephyun #antonyblinken #surangelwhippsjr #papuanewguinea #pacific #marshallislands #png (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US to sign strategic pacts with two Pacific states, hopes for third in weeks
The United States will sign new strategic pacts with the Pacific island states of Palau and Micronesia early next week and hopes to do so with the Marshall islands in coming weeks, the U.S. presidential envoy negotiating the deals said. Joseph Yun told Reuters the Palau agreement would be formally…#pacificisland #palau #micronesia #josephyun #antonyblinken #surangelwhippsjr #papuanewguinea #marshallislands #pacific #portmoresby (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanker Wars Are Back: Iran Releases Footage Of Commandos Landing On US-Bound Vessel
Iran's navy has released new footage showing elite commandos seizing a foreign vessel in the Gulf of Oman two days ago. The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet had been moving Kuwaiti oil to Houston…#vessel #iran #gulfofoman #marshallislands #advantagesweet #kuwaiti #houston #chevron #iranian #ash3dseaking (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
