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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.
China challenges US amid Gaza, Ukraine conflicts
News, Peter Apps, Published on 06/11/2023
» As US and European warships gathered in the eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions around Israel last weekend, the carrier USS Ronald Reagan dropped anchor off Manila to quietly project the message that Washington would stand behind the Philippines in any conflict in the South China Sea.
First Thai team arrives in quake-hit Turkey
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/02/2023
» The first Thai rescue team arrived in Istanbul on Friday while the Public Health Ministry announced its readiness to send an army medical team on Saturday, said the ministry's deputy permanent secretary Dr Narong Apikulwanich.
Climate action needs more women
News, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Published on 02/05/2022
» 'The higher you go; the fewer women there are." This observation by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and environmental trailblazer Wangari Maathai, reflects a reality familiar to all women who have aspired to leadership positions, and it has gained a new meaning for me as the climate crisis has intensified. Though it is already clear that women and girls will face higher risks and greater burdens because of climate change, they remain significantly underrepresented in climate and environmental negotiations.
Spaghetti westerns lose musical icon
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/07/2020
» The death of Italian composer Ennio Morricone last week inevitably sparked memories of those old spaghetti westerns, including the so-called "Dollars Trilogy", in which his creative music was a crucial element. Those early Sergio Leone films were not known for extended dialogue -- he let the music do the talking and Morricone's distinctive scores hit the right note.
Good money after bad
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/05/2020
» Re: "Bankruptcy an option for debt-stricken THAI, says Uttama", (BP, May 15).
Preparing Africa for Covid-19
News, Adaora Okoli, Published on 10/03/2020
» Six years ago, the Ebola virus ravaged West Africa. While Ebola is deadly and highly contagious, the economic and human costs could have been far lower if the international community had provided the needed support without delay. In the face of a new, fast-spreading virus, Covid-19, governments and international institutions are at risk of making the same mistake.
Myanmar blames army for atrocities in Rakhine
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 22/01/2020
» Myanmar is facing a very fraught time internationally as the conduct of its military comes under increasing scrutiny, while simultaneously the civilian government now admits it must take responsibility for what happened in the strife-torn western province of Rakhine over the past few years.
Thai fans fall for Miss Sierra Leone
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2018
» Besides the discussion about how beautiful the Miss Universe 2018 pageant contestants are and who is in the lead ahead of the final round this morning, the ineligible Marie Esther Bangura from Sierra Leone has been one of the hottest topics among fans on social media.
Fake visa schools to be hit with charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/05/2018
» Police will next week press charges against a number of international and language schools with falsifying visa documents on behalf of foreigners.