Sri Lanka shows how broken debt negotiations have become
F politicians September 27th was meant to be the light at the end of the tunnel. After more than a year of economic free fall—in which the former president fled protests, shrank by 9% and billions of dollars of arrears piled up—the was in town, ready to release $330m from a bail-out agreed in…#srilankas #srilanka #zambia #zambian #commonframework #egypt #pakistan #bradleyparks #williammary #asiapacificregion (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. It's irked some other nations at COP28
FILE - Trucks carry aluminum alloy frames to Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File) FILE - Trucks carry aluminum alloy frames to Adani Green…#filetrucks #khavda #bhuj #pakistan #gujarat #rafiqmaqbool #indiaassociatedpress #arasuassociatedpress #europeanunions #unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harmful Industry Blowing Smoke on Human Rights
Credit: World BankBy Mary Assunta and Irene ReyesBANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ( on Human Rights Day December 10), we turn the spotlight on a glaring contradiction the world is experiencing from a harmful industry. Despite causing 8 million annual deaths and a myriad of diseases, the tobacco industry has enjoyed six decades of the legal right to manufacture and sell its harmful products.
This travesty to human rights remains unaddressed with no admission of liability, compensation for victims, or withdrawal of the product...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mary Assunta and Irene Reyes Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Pakistani-Canadian Horror Film ‘In Flames’ Wins Top Prize at Red Sea Film Festival Amid Calls for Peace in Palestine
At the closing ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in front of an audience that included Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, Jason Statham and Adrien Brody, the Golden Yusr for best film and a $100,000…#redseafilmfestival #jeddah #saudiarabia #hollywood #nicolascage #gwynethpaltrow #halleberry #jasonstatham #adrienbrody #goldenyusr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Wakhri,’ Inspired by ‘Brave Spirits’ Like Murdered Social Media Star Qandeel Baloch, Cleared by Censors for Release in Pakistan
A Pakistani film that challenges regional cultural stereotypes of women and trans-people is to get a local theatrical release following its world premiere at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. “Wakhri: One of a Kind” by Los Angeles-based, Pakistan-born writer-director Iram Parveen Bilal, has…#pakistani #saudiarabias #redseafilmfestival #wakhrioneofakind #pakistan #iramparveen #islamabad #karachi #qandeelbaloch #faryalmehmood (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gender-based adjustment problems of divorcees in Hazara Division, Pakistan - Rubab K, Alam A, Shah I, Elahi N, Khan H.
INTRODUCTION: Divorce is one of the harshest realities in Eastern societies worldwide because it is an intact component of the elementary social institution of the family. Grievously, divorce rates are escalating with profound ramifications for divorcees i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Climate finance takes centre stage at COP28 climate talks
[1/2] President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends a meeting with Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, within the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 3, 2023. Ryan Carter/UAE…#unitedarabemirates #antonioguterres #dubai #miamottley #asianpeoplesmovement #pakistani #zaighamabbas #danish #abudhabi #blackrock (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eight bus passengers killed by unknown gunmen in northern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a bus near the town of Chilas in northern Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight passengers and injuring at least 15, district and regional officials said. Muhammad Ali Johar, a spokesman for the regional government, said militants had opened fire…#karachi #pakistan #chilas #muhammadalijohar #gilgitbaltistan #khyberpakhtunkhwa #pakistanitaliban #tehreek #ttp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meta will enforce ban on AI-powered political ads in every nation, no exceptions
Meta says its generative artificial intelligence (AI) advertising tools cannot be used to power political campaigns anywhere globally, with access blocked for ads targeting specific services and issues. The social media giant said earlier this month that advertisers will be barred from using…#meta #danneary #asiapacific #zdnet #indonesia #finland #pakistan #taiwan #facebookinstagram #whatsapp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A fresh approach at COP28 could help humanity turn the corner
It is time for every country and every leader to reach a consensus on a clear course towards tangible progress in global climate action, and come together at COP28 to deliver the necessary change. Our world will be watching, Ambassador Hend Al Otaiba writes. As COP28 launches in Dubai, in one of…#hendalotaiba #dubai #pakistan #parisagreement #uae #globalstocktake #greenclimatefund #africa #netzero #aldhafra (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Climate Change Drives New Cases of Malaria, Complicating Efforts to Fight the Disease
The number of malaria cases rose again in 2022, propelled by flooding and warmer weather in areas once free of the illness. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Malaria Floods Supply Chain Global Warming Deaths (Fatalities) Disease Rates Pesticides Two Thousand Twenty Two Vaccination and Immunization Weather World Health Organization Ethiopia Pakistan Nigeria Uganda your-feed-science Source Type: news
Extreme weather helped fuel surge in malaria cases last year
Cases of malaria rose globally last year, according to a World Health Organization report released Thursday, in part because of record flooding in Pakistan. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kevin Crowe Source Type: news
The new ‘scramble for Africa’: how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK
The rights over vast tracts of African forest are being sold off in a series of huge carbon offsetting deals that cover an area of land larger than the UK. The deals, made by a little-known member of Dubai’s ruling royal family, encompass up to 20% of the countries concerned – and have raised…#african #dubai #africa #bluecarbon #zimbabwe #liberia #zambia #tanzania #kenya #pakistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fasset Becomes Sixth Crypto Firm to Secure Dubai VARA License in November
The digital asset brokerage Fasset FZE has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). This license marks the culmination of VARA's rigorous approval process and permits Fasset to offer broker-dealer services to a diverse…#fze #dubai #vara #fasset #mohammadraafihossain #indonesia #malaysia #pakistan #turkey #middleeast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crypto investment platform Fasset granted operational license in Dubai
Digital asset investment platform Fasset was granted an operational license on Nov. 29, according to a listing on the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) website. The Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Licence granted to Fasset allows it to perform broker-dealer services legally in…#vara #fasset #dubai #indonesia #malaysia #pakistan #turkey #standardchartereds #uae #hextrust (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
