September2018
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Metlife Bangladesh signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Election Commission
Sep 2, 2018Metlife Bangladesh signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Election Commission on August 30th, afternoon at their Agargaon office in Dhaka. MetLife is the 100th company and the first insurance company to sign this agreement with the... -
Number of very elderly needing round-the-clock care set to double by 2035 in England
Sep 2, 2018The number of adults aged 85 years and older needing round-the-clock care will almost double to 446,000 in England over the next 20 years, whilst the overall numbers of over-65s requiring 24-hour care will rise by... -
Armed conflicts may have contributed to 5 million under-5 deaths in Africa over 20 years
Sep 2, 2018New estimates published in The Lancet suggest that armed conflicts across the continent of Africa may have resulted in the deaths of as many as 5 million children aged under 5 years between 1995 and 2015,... -
Alcon announces voluntary global market withdrawal of CyPass Micro-Stent for surgical glaucoma
Sep 2, 2018Reflecting its uncompromising commitment to patient safety, Alcon announced an immediate, voluntary market withdrawal of the CyPass Micro-Stent from the global market. In addition, Alcon advises surgeons to immediately cease further implantation with the CyPass Micro-Stent... -
Kuwait’s ruler to travel to Washington and hold talks with Donald Trump
Sep 2, 2018Kuwait’s ruler will travel to Washington on Monday and hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, the state news agency KUNA announced on Sunday. It was not immediately clear what the leaders would discuss, but Sheikh... -
Theresa May not to compromise with Brussels over her plans for Brexit
Sep 2, 2018Prime Minister Theresa May said she would not compromise with Brussels over her plans for Brexit as a media report said rivals in her party were set to publish their own proposal calling for a cleaner... -
Suicide car bomb kills at least six people in central Mogadishu
Sep 2, 2018At least six people were killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, destroying the building and a Quranic school opposite. Islamist militant group Al Shabaab said it... -
A self-driving car owned by Apple involved in an accident
Sep 2, 2018A self-driving car owned by Apple was involved in an accident, California’s road authority has confirmed. The car, a modified Lexus RX450h with autonomous sensors, was rear-ended by a human driver in a Nissan Leaf. Humans... -
UNHCR urges Greece to address overcrowded reception centres on Aegean islands
Sep 2, 2018UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is today urging the Government of Greece to address the situation in Aegean Sea Reception and Identification Centres (RICs), commonly known as ‘hotspots’. Centres are severely overcrowded. This means that thousands... -
FIFA President meets US President Trump
Sep 2, 2018FIFA President Gianni Infantino was invited to the White House and met on Tuesday with the President of the United States Donald Trump. “It was an excellent meeting with focus on the organisation and preparations for...
