October2023
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First of 20 aid trucks enter besieged Gaza from Egypt
Oct 22, 2023According to AFP correspondents on both sides, the first of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived in the beleaguered and war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. UN humanitarian chief Martin... -
Why Share Reproductive Health Commodities with Youth!
Oct 22, 2023With an exclamatory sign I also found it helpful to define a lot of stakeholders i.e. decision makers who might think discussion around this cause as near to impossible. Reason being, taboos surrounding reproductive health supplies,... -
English actress Haydn Gwynne died aged 66
Oct 22, 2023English actress Haydn Gwynne, known for roles in TV shows including Drop the Dead Donkey, Peak Practice, Merseybeat and The Windsors, has died aged 66. She also had an acclaimed stage career, being nominated for both... -
First deliveries of life-saving supplies for children enter Gaza
Oct 22, 2023Over 44,000 bottles of drinking water supplied by UNICEF – just enough for 22,000 people for 1 day – were driven through the Rafah Crossing today as part of a 20-truck convoy with the Egyptian Red... -
Honda and GM announced plans to launch a driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2026
Oct 22, 2023Japan’s Honda and US auto titan General Motors announced on Thursday that they planned to launch a driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2026, helping tackle labour shortages in an ageing society. Co-developed by San Francisco-based... -
Nokia to cut its workforce by as many as 14,000
Oct 22, 2023Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Thursday it could cut its workforce by as many as 14,000 after its third quarter results showed a drop in profits. The lay offs are expected to reduce the firm’s employees... -
Japanese consumer inflation slowed to below three percent last month
Oct 22, 2023Japanese consumer inflation slowed to below three percent last month for the first time since August 2022 on the back of easing gas and electricity prices, government data showed Friday. The annual reading of 2.8 percent,... -
Asian markets fell and oil prices extended gains
Oct 22, 2023Asian markets fell and oil prices extended gains Friday on worries that an expected ground invasion of Gaza by Israel will spark a wider conflict in the Middle East. Risk aversion was compounded by Federal Reserve... -
Geopolitical tensions could hit global economy and boost inflation, The US Federal Reserve warned
Oct 22, 2023The US Federal Reserve warned Friday that the recent attack on Israel and the ongoing Ukraine conflict could cause harm to the world economy and boost global inflation. Israel has been conducting extensive air strikes on... -
Hong Kong stocks sank further at Friday’s open on concerns over the Israel-Hamas crisis
Oct 22, 2023Hong Kong stocks sank further at Friday’s open on concerns over the Israel-Hamas crisis and expectations that Federal Reserve interest rates would be kept elevated for the foreseeable future. The Hang Seng Index lost 0.97 percent,...
