[ad_1] Smartphones and tablets, which we are glued to more than ever during the pandemic, as well as smart watches and televisions, have gotten even more fun with the new apps. Apple has chosen the 15 best apps on all platforms in 2020, a year that we are all trying …
Read More »South Sudan and China sign 5-year health cooperation memorandum of understanding
[ad_1] JUBA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) – China and South Sudan on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see Beijing continue to deploy medical teams to the East African nation for another five years. The memorandum of understanding, signed by the Ministry of Health and the Chinese Embassy …
Read More »After years of waiting, Ethiopian Jews arrive in Israel
[ad_1] December 4, 2020 On December 3, 316 Jews from Ethiopia arrived at Ben Gurion Airport as part of Israel’s Operation Rock (Tzur Israel). A hundred more immigrants are expected to arrive on December 4. In all, the government has pledged to bring 2,000 community members to Israel, after many …
Read More »Wuhan Virologist Says More Cross-Breaking Bat Coronaviruses | World News
[ad_1] Bats in China’s southern and southwestern border regions harbor other coronaviruses that already have the ability to pass to humans, a leading Chinese scientist said. Dr Shi Zhengli from the Wuhan Institute of Virology said these viruses, including close relatives of Sars-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, are likely to be …
Read More »Iran won’t renegotiate nuclear deal, says Zarif
[ad_1] TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran will not renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with six world powers and the European Union. Washington is not in a position to set the conditions to implement its own commitments under the nuclear deal, Zarif said Thursday, addressing …
Read More »COVID-19 Transmission Risk Related to the End of the Year Holiday Season
[ad_1] This document assesses the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to the general population and to medically vulnerable people in the EU / EEA and the UK, from the perspective of the upcoming holiday season at the end of the year. Following an expansion of non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented by several …
Read More »Legal Considerations for Disability Awareness Campaigns in India
[ad_1] Around the world, December 3 is observed as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations has designated it as a day that “aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness about the …
Read More »UNICEF seeks $ 6.4 billion by 2021 and says ‘we are facing a child rights emergency’
[ad_1] The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued its largest appeal for emergency funds of $ 6.4 billion for next year (2021), to reach 300 million people, including 190 million children. According to UNICEF, the 2021 appeal for funds is 35 percent more than the funds requested for …
Read More »Greater variety of schools linked to better mental health for students
[ad_1] Allowing families to choose schools that are best suited to their children can play a key role in improving students’ mental health, including reducing teen suicide rates, suggests new research published in the peer-reviewed journal. pairs. School effectiveness and school improvement. The study is the first of its kind …
Read More »Disabled people at higher risk of COVID-19 infection
[ad_1] ANKARA The UN said Thursday that people with disabilities are among the most vulnerable groups amid the coronavirus pandemic and are often ignored during emergencies such as pandemics. In 1992, the UN declared December 3 the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) to draw attention to the rights …
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