[ad_1] Nimish sawantDecember 03, 2020 1:23:33 PM “I feel pretty safe, about six years from now,” responded SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk when asked to give a realistic timeline of when humans might travel to Mars. “If we are lucky, maybe four years. We want to try and send …
Read More »Damaged roads and airports could delay relief work in Tigray, Ethiopia
[ad_1] Humanitarian workers hoping to access Ethiopia’s Tigray region will have to overcome challenges such as the region’s damaged infrastructure to develop tons of relief items for those in need. After nearly a month of fighting, the full extent of the damage to the state’s roads and airports is only …
Read More »Access to aid agreement for people in Tigray in Ethiopia should mean a lifeline for all those in need – Ethiopia
[ad_1] “The announcement that we will finally have access to the conflict zones in Tigray is a welcome development for all humanitarian workers operating in the region. This must mean access to everywhere, including internally displaced persons and Eritrean refugees living in the Tigray camps, ”said Jan Egeland, Secretary General …
Read More »CDC Reduces COVID-19 Quarantine Period: What This Means for Employers
[ad_1] On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its recommended quarantine period for those who were in close contact with a person with COVID-19. The revised guidance, while still ideally recommending a 14-day quarantine period, now allows exposed individuals to end quarantine after …
Read More »Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Arrested on Fraud Charges | News | DW
[ad_1] Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a fraud charge. The accusations relate to the lease of a building that houses his Apple Daily, an anti-government tabloid. Lai, 73, and two senior executives at his company Next Digital were charged the …
Read More »Bank ABC Wins Bahrain’s Best Bank Award for 2020
[ad_1] Bank ABC, a leading international bank in the Mena region, won the Bahrain Bank of the Year award from The Financial Times ‘The Banker magazine’ in recognition of its strong growth strategy, resilient performance and pioneering advancements in digital transformation. The Bahrain-based bank offers global coverage for companies and …
Read More »Elon Musk talks about life on Mars while receiving the Axel Springer award
[ad_1] Elon Musk was present to receive the 2020 Axel Springer Award during a special ceremony, ‘An Evening for Elon Musk – Mission to Mars’, in Berlin, Germany. Musk, Founder, CEO, CTO and Chief Designer of Spacex; Tesla CEO and Product Architect; Founder of The Boring Company; Co-founder of Neuralink; …
Read More »Least Developed Countries Report 2020
[ad_1] So far, the least developed countries (LDCs) have been spared the worst effects of the health emergency; However, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken its toll on their economies, reversing some of the progress made towards sustainable development and possibly leading to long-term damage. The crisis has …
Read More »Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charges
[ad_1] Hong Kong media mogul and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a mounting crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes the Apple Daily newspaper, was one of 10 people arrested on August 10 on …
Read More »Interpol warns of organized crime threat to COVID-19 vaccines, both physically and online
[ad_1] the Interpol, a global police coordinating agency, warned that organized criminal networks could target COVID-19 vaccinations Interpol, which is based in France, said it had issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies in its 194 member countries, warning them to prepare for organized crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines, …
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