Month: June 2022

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) — If you want to see the Aggies take on some of the best competition in the world, Texas A&M Robomasters has you covered. The organization kicked off its annual international Robomasters competition, and some of the best robots made their way to College Station. Fifteen teams arrived at Aggieland to […]

Small figurines are seen in front of the displayed logo of the World Health Organization in this illustration taken February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June 24 (Reuters) – Thirty-three countries have reported 920 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children so far, a jump of […]

Capital of the brain conceptualizes brain health (eg freedom from mental illness and neurodegenerative disease) and brain skills (eg education) as central to the knowledge economy. This concept is based on the assumption that our brain is our greatest asset and provides a framework for defining, quantifying and tracking brain problems. Brain Capital can be […]

Earlier this year, Tourism Vancouver Island became a social enterprise called 4VI that supports communities, businesses, culture and the environment. A social enterprise is an income-generating enterprise that identifies a social benefit and directs its income towards it; in the tourism industry, this is a whole new way of doing business. Even before the pandemic, […]

My father loved books more than anything. He had around 11,000 at the time of his death in March 2021, aged 83. There were books in her living room and bedroom, books in the hallways, closets and kitchen. Sometimes I stop in the center of my own house like a bird stopped in flight, fascinated […]

This week in FP’s international news quiz: weapons tests, union strikes and a new virus spreading around the world. Supporters of the Tunisian General Labor Union gather with national flags. Supporters of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) gather with national flags during a rally outside its headquarters in the capital Tunis on June 16 […]

Attachments Introduction The war in Ukraine is a conflict that has huge regional and global implications, including on the scale, scope and effectiveness of UNHCR’s work around the world. The staggering scale of this emergency has increased UNHCR’s 2022 budget by more than $1 billion, to $10.534 billion.While UNHCR has received around $1 billion to […]

GENEVA, June 14 (Reuters) – A global deal to cut fisheries subsidies could be reached at a major World Trade Organization ministerial meeting this week, even though India in particular has pushed for an exemption major, officials said Tuesday. The 27-year-old trade body hasn’t reached a major deal among its 164 members in nine years […]

The World Health Organization is considering an official name change for monkeypox in light of concerns about stigma and racism surrounding the virus which has infected nearly 1,300 people in more than two dozen countries. More than 30 international scientists said last week that the monkeypox label was discriminatory and stigmatizing, and that it was […]

Placeholder while loading article actions In early March, Jakub Kaminski was at his home in suburban Boston when a grim message arrived from his friend, a Ukrainian surgeon: tourniquets were rare, and without them many Ukrainian soldiers could bleed and die. Kaminski, a robotics engineering graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, thought his […]

Attachments Given the risk of importation of wild polioviruses and vaccine-derived polioviruses, or the emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses in the Region of the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO ) shares with its Member States a series of considerations related to prevention, surveillance and preparedness Summary of the situation Following certification of […]

RIO LAS VACAS, Guatemala, June 9 (Reuters) – Plastic bottles and piles of rubbish lay on the shores of a once pristine beach in a Honduran fishing village. It comes from neighboring Guatemala, transported by a heavily polluted river. Guatemala’s Rio Motagua runs from the edge of the country’s capital, Guatemala City, to the Caribbean […]

Driving positive change for more than 50 years, Cardea has provided social impact assessment, policy advancement, capacity development and professional learning services to health and social service organizations. A national organization led by women of color, Cardea helps health and social service providers deliver exceptional and culturally competent services to their communities. With an extensive […]

US Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks to the media after meeting with South Korea’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, South Korea, June 7, 2022. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, June 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Under […]

In mid-June, the The World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet complete negotiations to waive certain sections of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. However, it was not the TRIPS waiver initially proposed 18 months ago by member states South Africa and India, which would have allowed countries to produce lower-cost generic vaccines and other […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Changing careers is a big deal at any age, but it takes courage when you leave a career as a lawyer. That’s exactly what a young woman from Nashville did after finding another calling in the clouds. Karina Aguirre, 28, quit her career as a lawyer last year to pursue her […]

“Being part of the gaming community has always been a priority for us, and our partnership with NRG couldn’t come at a better time as we seek out innovative ways to continue connecting with our consumers,” said Fabiola Torres, CEO of PepsiCo and Head of Energy Category Marketing. “We look forward to working closely with […]

The training program is open free of charge to non-Axxess customers DALLAS, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — To meet the daily challenges of workforce development and staffing in the home care industry, Axxess has expanded and redesigned its Axxess training and certification program. The program creates a standard for knowledge and skills in the home […]