The World Health Organization warns the fight against tuberculosis is at a critical juncture. It says the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed gains made since 2000 in saving lives from the infectious disease. For the first time in over a decade,
Russian and Belarusian swimmers, divers, water polo players and artistic swimmers will no longer be able to compete in the upcoming world championships over the war in Ukraine, swimming’s governing body announced Wednesday.Soon after the invasion, swim…
The world is feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine from the gas pump all the way to the dinner table.Food prices are climbing just about everywhere, raising the risk of civil unrest, especially in countries dependent on imported
An Oscar-nominated Danish documentary chronicling a gay Afghan refugee’s perilous journey to Europe tries to show that being a refugee is what happens to you, not who you are, its director told AFP.”Flee,” an animated film which is up for
The Prime Minister’s Office signed on Mar 15 a decree designating the Yodnammo-Phousamsoum area in Xieng Khouang Province as a national park in an effort to promote biodiversity protection.The Yodnammo-Phousamsoum area covers over 98,800 hectares of t…
Okta whose authentication services are used by companies including Fedex and Moody’s to provide access to their networks, said on Tuesday that it had been hit by hackers and that some customers may have been affected.The scope of the breach
Timely and updated vital statistics data on births, deaths, marriages, divorces is a prerequisite to socio-economic planning and informed decision making. Individuals having their vital events recorded can secure legal identity, enabling them to exerc…
Companies would be required to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions they produce and how climate risk affects their business under new rules proposed Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a drive across the government to address
