insert_link APO International Every Breath Counts: increasing access to medical oxygen in Somalia A project to reduce the alarmingly high number of child deaths related to pneumonia and diarrhoea in Somalia has been formally launched by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and WHO. The Every Breath Counts project aims to increase access to medical oxygen, set up mother and child health care, establish oral rehydration centres and provide integrated health facilities in the fragile humanitarian setting of Somalia. Child mortality […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 6
insert_link APO International The Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum has again evacuated 3 Indonesian citizens affected by the war from Sudan to Indonesia The Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum on Monday (29/1) returned 3 (three) Indonesian citizens to Indonesia from the temporary transit point for the Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum in Port Sudan. The three Indonesian citizens are Indonesian citizens who study religious knowledge informally (talaki) in Gadharif, Sudan. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Sudan, the three of them decided to survive and chose to settle in Sudan because the situation […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 5
insert_link APO International India: Prime Minister congratulates Mr. Azali Assoumani on being re-elected as Comoros President Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, congratulated Mr. Azali Assoumani on being re-elected as the President of Comoros today. He further said that he looks forward to further strengthen India-Comoros partnership, India-Africa partnership and ‘Vision Sagar.’ The Prime Minister posted on X: "Heartiest congratulations Azali Assoumani on your re-election as the President of Comoros. Look forward to continue working together to further strengthen India-Comoros partnership, India-Africa partnership and ‘Vision Sagar.’"Distributed by APO […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 3
insert_link APO International Eswatini: Address Violence Against Women Eswatini’s parliament should provide sufficient resources to protect women against violence and to effectively implement the 2023-2027 National Strategy to End Violence in Eswatini, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 9, 2024, King Mswati III is scheduled to officially open parliament and approximately a week later, Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg will deliver his annual budget speech. The year 2023 ended with a spate of killings of women, and very little […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 8
insert_link APO International Liberia: President Boakai Lays out Agenda for National Progress The President of the Republic H.E Joseph Nyuma Boakai has laid out his administration's agenda, critical to tackling litany of challenges affecting national growth and sustainable development. Delivering his Annual Message to the National Legislature on Monday, President Boakai said the state of the nation his administration inherited is not the desire of the Liberian people. President Boakai disclosed that poverty, drug abuse, corruption, poor infrastructure, and an underperforming economy […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 6
insert_link APO International Sierra Leone Vice President Pays Courtesy Visit to President Boakai The President of the Republic. H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai this morning received in audience the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Hon. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh at his Rehab Residence. Vice President Jalloh's visit on Monday, January 29, 2024, comes barely a week after President Boakai's historic inauguration as 26th President of Liberia on January 22, 2024, which President Julius Maada Bio attended. Addressing the press after the meeting with President Boakai, the […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 5
insert_link Lifestyle Spending too much time online? Try these helpful tips to improve your digital wellness Impacts of excessive use of digital technologies range from physical problems to emotional concerns. (Shutterstock) Bindiya Dutt, University of Stavanger and Mary Lynn Young, University of British Columbia Using digital platforms is increasingly the only option to manage our daily lives, from filling out forms at the doctor’s office or government offices to ordering food, booking a cab, paying taxes, banking, shopping or dating. Often, people are coerced into using […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 22
insert_link Environment Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change Remnants of a mixed ‘alberata’ vineyard in Marche (Italy). Dimitri Van Limbergen, Author provided Dimitri Van Limbergen, Ghent University It is no secret that the Romans were heavy wine drinkers. Estimates put the average Roman male’s consumption at a litre or more of diluted wine per day. The drink was also a symbol of civilised behaviour, and widely used as a drug, medicine and ritual beverage. Winemaking was therefore a […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 16
insert_link World Drone attack on American troops risks widening Middle East conflict – and drawing in Iran-US tensions Jordanian and U.S. tanks take part in joint maneuvers in September 2022. Khalil Mazraawi/AFP Sara Harmouch, American University A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded at least 34 more at a base in Jordan has increased fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East – and the possibility that the U.S. may be further drawn into the fighting. President Joe Biden vowed to respond to the […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 9