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  • Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 08:14 UTC

    FAO, OIE, and WHO launch One Health approach guide to addressing zoonotic diseases


    Zoonotic diseases – those diseases that can spread between animals and people – continue to have major impacts on human health.

    Zoonotic diseases continue to be a threat to global health, causing millions of deaths and economic losses every year. To support countries to control these diseases, the Tripartite organizations (FAO, OIE and WHO) launched a guide entitled ‘Taking a Multisectoral, One Health Approach: A Tripartite Guide to Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in Countries’.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

    South African diver experiences “a whale of a time” but survives

    “It got dark and I felt some pressure on my hip,” Schimpf explained. “Once I felt the pressure I instantly knew a whale had gripped me.” 

     A diver who ended up trapped in the mouth of a massive whale joked that he didn't have “a whale of a time” but called the unique encounter “a very special event.” 

Rainer Schimpf, 51, was diving off the coast of South Africa with a documentary crew in February when the breaching whale reached the surface, its mouth wide open. 

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 07:21 UTC

    Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Day Message

    The message is featured in the order of service for the annual Commonwealth Day service held this Monday, attended by senior members of the royal family and national figures (Pic File)

    The Queen has used her Commonwealth Day message to praise how the family of nations inspires its member states to find ways of protecting the planet and its citizens. Millions of people are “drawn together” because of the collective values shared by the institution, the Queen says in her address to the 53 countries of the Commonwealth.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

    World youth from 80 countries plan to strike on Friday calling on countries to address climate change

    The global youth movement was kick-started last year by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg

    The young people of the world have a message for adults, and this Friday (March 15) they will go on strike to make sure their views on climate change are heard. Tens of thousands of students from more than 80 countries and territories - including the United States, Malaysia and Hong Kong - plan to skip school that day to urge adults to treat climate change as a crisis, and for governments to take action now.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

    China orders the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX

    Chinese state TV said eight Chinese passengers were aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, which was carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members

    China's aviation regulator said on Monday (Mar 11) it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6pm following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

    Thousands protest in Russia against plans to tighten restrictions on internet

    Some protesters chanted slogans such as “hands off the internet” and “no to isolation” while others gave speeches on a large stage.

    Thousands of people in Russia have protested against plans to introduce tighter restrictions on the internet. A mass rally in Moscow and similar demonstrations in two other cities were called after parliament backed the controversial bill last month.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

    Mrs May's job in the line if her Brexit deal is voted down next Tuesday

    The Sunday Times reported that senior Brexiteers had warned the PM's team that she should offer to go by June

    Theresa May offering to resign as prime minister would not help get her Brexit deal through Parliament, a cabinet minister has said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was an “incredible” amount of respect for the PM in the country, but Tory MP Nicky Morgan warned her position would become “very difficult” if her deal is voted down on Tuesday.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:18 UTC

    Boeing facing serious questions following two crashes in five months of the 737 Max 8

    US plane maker Boeing faces questions after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash on Sunday killed all 157 people on board. It was the second crash in five months involving a 737 Max 8, the newest version of the plane. Comparisons are being drawn with a Lion Air accident last October where the plane lost altitude soon after takeoff.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

    Tuesday's Commons Brexit vote countdown: “no one knows what can happen”

    Mrs May said both the democratic and economic cases for backing her deal are “clear”, and issued a plea to MPs: “Let’s get it done.”

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a plea for support as the showdown on her Brexit deal looms, warning the UK will be plunged into crisis if MPs reject the Withdrawal Agreement. In a stark message ahead of Tuesday’s Commons vote, the Prime Minister said “no-one knows” what will happen if her plan is defeated, with the possibility of Brexit being derailed completely.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

    Ex US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikeleaks

    Manning, 31, told US District Judge Claude Hilton that she would “accept whatever you bring upon me”, but would not testify, the Associated Press reported.

    Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been jailed for refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. A Virginia judge ordered her taken into custody until the grand jury's work is finished or she decides to testify. Manning said she shared everything she knows during her court-martial.