International

Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:47 UTC
WHO kicks off global initiative to treat children with cancer

WHO has announced a new effort - the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer - with the aim of reaching at least a 60% survival rate for children with cancer by 2030, thereby saving an additional one million lives. This new target represents a doubling of the global cure rate for children with cancer.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:42 UTC
US and Canada reach a NAFTA framework pudate; “we have a trilateral deal”, sayd Mexican sources

The US dollar slipped against the Canadian dollar on Monday as the United States and Canada reached a framework deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. The deal reached involves offering more dairy access to U.S. farmers as well as Canada agreeing to a side-letter arrangement effectively capping automobile exports to the United States.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Royal Navy will have a Type 26 frigate named HMS Birmingham

Speaking in Birmingham at the Conservative Party conference, the Defense Secretary outlined that one of Britain’s new cutting-edge Type 26 frigates will be called HMS Birmingham, becoming the fourth Royal Navy ship to bear that name.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Quake and tsunami hit Indonesia searching for survivors and burying its dead

Mass graves were being readied for hundreds of victims of an Indonesian quake and tsunami on Monday as authorities battled to stave off disease and reach desperate people still trapped under shattered buildings. The death toll nearly doubled to 832 on Sunday but was expected to rise further after a disaster that has left the island of Sulawesi reeling.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Tough week for Theresa May: convince public opinion and reunite divided Tories

Tough week ahead for British Prime Minister Theresa May who is attending the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham and needs to send a reassurance message to the nation and reunite a deeply divided party.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 06:47 UTC
Spanish conciliatory message to Gibraltar from Spanish PM at UN Assembly

UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union can be one that creates “prosperity and benefits” for Gibraltar and the wider surrounding region, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the United Nations General Assembly.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 06:38 UTC
Theresa May expresses full support for Gibraltar at Conservative conference

Prime Minister Theresa May took a personal interest in Gibraltar on Sunday evening, attending the Gibraltar Government’s reception at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham and delivering a clear, unequivocal message: “We back Gibraltar.”
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 10:38 UTC
Two more Argentine conscripts fallen during the Falklands' conflict have names

The remains of two more Argentine conscripts who lost their lives during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and are buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands have been identified, according to the Human Rights Secretariat Office in Buenos Aires. This brings the total number of identified soldiers, previously only marked as “Argentine soldier, only known to God”, to 99.
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
World Heart Day will emphasize awareness on air pollution risk

This year the World Heart Federation (WHF) is raising awareness of an increasingly important CVD risk factor: air pollution. World Heart Day takes place this Saturday. The latest scientific evidence by Nature warns that exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter air pollution is clearly linked to CVD mortality. Poor air quality is also ranked as the 4th cause of Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) – one lost year of ‘healthy life’ – according to latest Global Burden of Disease study .
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 09:11 UTC
WHO-led initiative to reduce the use of alcohol by 10% by 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released SAFER, a new initiative and technical package outlining five high-impact strategies that can help governments reduce the harmful use of alcohol and related health, social and economic consequences.