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Stories for August 26th 2021

  • Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:46 UTC

    Ukraine born US tallest man, 2.35 meters, dies at age 38

    Igor not only outstood among the crowd but was wearing a T shirt that read “World's Obama biggest supporter”.

    The tallest man in the United States, 2 meters 35 centimetres has died of heart failure, his family reported on Facebook. Originally from Ukraine, Igor Voykoyinsky, 38, was living in the city of Rochester, Minnesota, famous for its medical schools and medical facilities.

  • Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:17 UTC

    C24 Caribbean Regional Seminar at Saint John, Dominica

    The Seminar will consider recent developments with respect to the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories in the Caribbean, Pacific and other regions, on a case-by-case basis

    The Special Committee on Decolonization is holding the 2021 Caribbean Regional Seminar in the Parish of Saint John, Dominica, from Wednesday 25 to 27 August 2021, within the framework of the start of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030). The Seminar, initially scheduled for 19 to 21 May, was postponed due to the situation relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:03 UTC

    A billion people suffering hypertension live in low and middle income countries

    The researchers found that Canada, Peru and Switzerland had among the lowest prevalence of hypertension in the world in 2019

    The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-income countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Wednesday has revealed.

  • Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:00 UTC

    New Zealand reflecting about its national soccer team name “All Whites”

    The All Blacks, in their black colors, is the mighty and feared New Zealand rugby national team, which in the last two decades have been an almost unbeatable side

    The All Blacks, in their black colours, is mighty and feared New Zealand rugby national team, which during the last two decades have been an almost unbeatable side collecting trophies in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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