Thu 16 April 2020: (AFP) The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a “profound and pervasive impact” on global mental health as billions struggle to cope with isolated living and anxiety spikes, experts warned Thursday. In a paper published in Lancet Psychiatry, a panel of 24 specialists call for more funding for research into the […]
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Mon 16 March 2020: Oman will ban single-use plastic bags starting next year as part of efforts to reduce pollution and protect the environment, Muscat announced on Sunday. “Companies and establishments are prohibited from using single-use plastic bags with the aim to protect the Omani environment,” the ministry of environment and climate affairs said in a statement. It warned that […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: London: As deadly coronavirus continues to spread, people are being urged to regularly wash their hands. Soap and water is the best method for keeping them clean but many have stocked up on hand sanitizers while on-the-go. However, experts have warned that wearing a watch or rings could render alcohol rubs useless […]
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Wed 11 March 2020: Nestlé, a multinational food and drink processing conglomerate, has signed the European Plastics Pact reinforcing its commitment to reduce the use of virgin plastics by one third by 2025. The pact will also help Nestlé achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging, the company said. The European Plastics Pact, initiated by […]
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Fri 06 March 2020: There may be a heated race to find a cure for the novel coronavirus, but the world actually has a bigger health problem: low immunization rates. One of the worst rates for vaccination is the seasonal flu. Yes, regular old flu still kills more people than the Wuhan coronavirus – 640,000 […]
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Tue 03 March 2020: (AFP) A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said Tuesday. Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal would restore a full year of life expectancy, they […]
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Tue 03 March 2020: Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe a hand gesture. Around the world people are changing their habits at work, home and in worship to reduce the risk of contracting the new coronavirus and prevent it […]
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Sat 22 February 2020: Coronavirus cases spiked on Valentine’s Day, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. A total of 2512 new virus infections were reported on average during the week before Valentine’s Day, but the figure rose dramatically to 15,148 on the day itself, the data showed. The lethal virus, which has killed more than […]
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Wed 19 February 2020: The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa, His Excellency Lin Songtian, assures South Africans that both countries are able to curb the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.By Elna Schütz, Portia Kobue. While the disease continues to spread internationally, with the World Health Organization categorising it as a high […]
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Tue 18 February 2020: The world could face a shortage of antibiotics if the pharmaceutical industry’s supply problems posed by the coronavirus outbreak in China cannot soon be resolved, the head of a European business group in China warned on Tuesday. EU Chamber of Commerce President Joerg Wuttke told a roundtable in Beijing that the […]
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