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WHO launches funding appeal to help a record…
WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal 2023 calls for US$ 2.54 billion Geneva, 23 January 2023 – WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54 billion to provide assistance to millions…
Russia meets UEFA looking for path back into world…
NYON, Switzerland (AP): RUSSIA TRIED to make progress yesterday on its slow and difficult return to international sports amid its war in Ukraine at a meeting with officials at the European football…
Lewis Hamilton recalls bullying, racial abuse…
Source: Gleaner Formula One great Lewis Hamilton experienced bullying when he was only 6 years old and said he had bananas thrown at him when he was racially abused at school. The seven-time champion,…
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most…
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future…
Cottrell upstages Russell to keep Knight Riders…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): Andre Russell blasted a pulsating half-century but found himself upstaged by fellow Jamaican and West Indies teammate, Sheldon Cottrell, as winless Abu Dhabi…
Small Island Developing States accelerate action…
The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization are holding a high-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health…
LeBron James becomes second player in NBA history…
Source: CNN — LeBron James has become the second NBA player in history to pass 38,000 career points, moving closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time record. James passed the milestone with a mid-range…
WHO welcomes data on COVID-19 in China, meeting…
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke with Minister Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission, about the COVID-19 situation in the country. WHO appreciates this…
US delegation going to Cuba to discuss law…
HAVANA (AP) — Another delegation from the United States will travel to Cuba this month to discuss law enforcement issues, the State Department said Friday. The visit will mark another small step…
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged…
Source : BBC News Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock'n'roll legend Elvis, has died aged 54, her mother has said. "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my…
FIFA boss Infantino questioned by Swiss special…
GENEVA (AP): FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino met with special prosecutors in Switzerland on Tuesday as part of their criminal investigation into his undisclosed meetings with the country’s attorney…
Celebrate Windrush 75 and address inequalities,…
LONDON: This year will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush which brought the first wave of Caribbean immigrants to Britain and already activists, campaigners and event…
World Bank: Recession a looming threat for global…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world's top economies, the United States, Europe and China, the World Bank…
Gianluca Vialli, former Italy striker, dies at 58
Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy striker who helped Sampdoria and Juventus win Serie A and European trophies before becoming player manager at Chelsea, has died. He was 58. The Italian soccer…
Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker amid angry…
Source: BBC News Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives amid heated exchanges that almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows. It took 15 rounds of voting for Mr.…