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Carmakers still wary of Northvolt revival
Marie Mannes, Alessandro Parodi, Gilles Guillaume, Published on 26/08/2025
» STOCKHOLM — Silicon Valley start-up Lyten will need to convince carmakers it can succeed where bankrupt Swedish electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Northvolt failed -- creating a European champion to reduce the region's reliance on China.
Fighting maternal mortality's toll
News, Anne-Marie Slaughter & Mary-Ann Etiebet, Published on 02/12/2024
» No mother should give her own life to give life to another. Unfortunately, preventing maternal mortality remains a persistent global challenge. The third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) commits countries to reduce their maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. At the current pace, the world is projected to fall far short of this target, resulting in more than one million additional, overwhelmingly preventable deaths.
Lower-income nations' jab lessons
Oped, Benjamin Schreiber, Richard Mihigo & Ann Lindstrand, Published on 24/01/2024
» There was a global sigh of relief when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared in May 2023 that Covid-19 was no longer a public-health emergency of international concern. But there is no room for complacency. The pandemic has represented an urgent warning about weak health systems and has served as an impetus to strengthen them ahead of a possible new variant or the emergence of a new pathogen.
Why So Many Food Products Claim They Help Your Immune System
Business, Anne Marie Chaker, Published on 18/10/2021
» If you've seen a barrage of food packages promising to help your immune system lately, you're not alone.
Drugs policy enables police abuse
News, Ann Fordham and Somchai Homlaor, Published on 04/10/2021
» The footage that went viral early last month showing local policemen at Muang Nakhon Sawan police station torturing Jirapong Thanaphiphat to death by covering his head with multiple layers of plastic bags was deeply shocking.
Shipping containers plunge overboard as supply race raises risks
By Ann Koh of Bloomberg News, Published on 27/04/2021
» SINGAPORE: Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tyres to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors.
Google Maps to Add a Greenest Route to Its Driving Directions
Business, Ann-Marie Alcántara, Published on 26/04/2021
» Alphabet Inc.'s Google is tweaking its Maps app to highlight environmentally friendlier directions to users' destinations, the company said.
English Language Proficiency: the “must have” passport for career success
Rose Marie Wanchupela and the Professional Rose Marie Academy Team, Published on 16/12/2020
» Having a sound grasp of the English language has multiple advantages in today’s world. The opportunity of securing a well-paid position with a multinational company is far more likely if one is fluent in English. Having strong English skills will present opportunities, both professionally and personally.
Educating children with special needs: the inclusive approach
Rose Marie Wanchupela and Wanchai Chaiyasit, Published on 18/12/2019
» Following our article published in this series on 18 November entitled “Early Childhood Learning: It’s never too soon to start”, we asked Rose Marie Wanchupela and Khun Wanchai Chaiyasit to comment on their activities to help young children with learning difficulties, a field in which they have well-renowned expertise.
Saudi sisters stranded in Hong Kong
By Anne Marie Roantree, Reuters, Published on 23/02/2019
» HONG KONG: Two sisters from Saudi Arabia who fled the conservative kingdom and have been hiding out in Hong Kong for nearly six months said they did so to escape beatings at the hands of their brothers and father.