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
Iran Seizes Houston-Bound Oil Tanker In Gulf, US Navy Says
The US Navy announced Thursday that Iranian commandos have seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman off Iran's coast. The statement emphasized that the seizure happened in international waters. The US statement…#iran #usnavy #iranian #gulfofoman #chevron #kuwait #houston #viamarinetrafficcom #islamicrepublic #persiangulf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Another Indian pharma manufacturer in news after WHO's substandard medicine alert
The alert was issued for a batch of substandard (contaminated) Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup. The substandard product was identified in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia and reported to WHO on 6 April 2023, a WHO statement said. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How to survive nuclear war after a bomb is dropped: what to do, how to prepare
A US Navy nuclear test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. FPG/Getty Images In modern-day war, the fear of a nuclear bomb is real. If a nuclear attack were headed toward the US, residents would have fewer than 30 minutes to prepare. Actions immediately following a nuclear bomb blast amid…#usnavy #marshallislands #fpg #russian #ukraine #vladimirputin #western #cuban #moscow #emergencyalert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Marshall Islands Adopt Law Recognizing DAOs as LLCs – 24/7 Wall St.
The Marshall Islands passed a law that recognizes nonprofit and for-profit DAOs as limited liability companies (LLCs), the government announced Thursday. The move comes just a few months after Marshall Island became the first nation to recognize DAOs as legal entities. DAO Act of 2022 Underlines…#smartasset #pacificisland #marshallisland #dao #daoact #marshallislands #rmi #tokenist #daosrapidgrowth #ftx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
