World: African health ministers endorse new strategy to curb chronic disease crisis

23 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: World Source: World Health Organization The strategy adopted today is pivotal in placing effective care within the reach of patients and marks a major step in improving the health and wellbeing of millions of people in the region, said WHO.

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Singapore to repeal colonial era law criminalizing sex between men, says prime minister

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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore’s Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state.

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War in Ukraine has left nearly 1,000 children killed or injured

22 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Ukraine Source: UN Children’s Fund This represents an average of over five children killed or injured each day and these are just the figures the UN has been able to verify, the real number is likely higher, said UNICEF chief.

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‘And of Water We Made Every Living Thing’

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Over 2 billion people live in water-stressed countries, which is expected to be exacerbated in some regions as a result of climate change and population growth. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 22 2022 (IPS) This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book – the Quran refers to the most […]

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Scientists invent a method for eradicating harmful ‘forever chemicals’

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Photo: Pixabay/yogendras31 PFAS substances are a class of some 12,000 synthetic chemicals that have been in widespread use since the 1940s in a variety of products from nonstick cookware to waterproof makeup and from electronics to food packaging. But there is a problem with them: these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]

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More than 15,000 people affected by floods and landslides in Sri Lanka

21 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Sri Lanka Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies The continuous heavy rains coupled with high winds over 50 km/hr have caused landslides, road embankment failures/cutting failures, floods, rock fall and fallen trees across various districts.

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Japan wants young people to drink more alcohol

20 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

The Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t drinking enough.

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1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) 

19 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh)  Aug 19, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 08/19/2022 – 12:32 1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh)  1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh)  […]

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UN emergency fund injects $10 million to scale up drought response in Somalia

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Country: Somalia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs “This new funding will help humanitarian agencies get supplies and staff in place as soon as humanly possible to avert the worst, but it is not enough,” said the UN humanitarian chief.

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Starvation Pounds Inflation-Hit Urban Zimbabweans

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Rising inflation and the Ukraine war has added to the woes of Zimbabweans, where even the middle class struggle to buy a loaf of bread. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS By Jeffrey MoyoHarare, Aug 19 2022 (IPS) With inflation at 256.9 percent, 49-year-old Dambudzo Chauruka can no longer afford to buy bread […]

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