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After a shaky peace in Tigray, WHO still lacks full assistance access
According to the UN's health agency, there are still "large portions of the nation" that it cannot reach to offer critical medical relief. This was one of the stipulations of a peace agreement that does not appear to have ended the conflict fully.
On Friday, the World Heal...
Tamil Nadu issues red alert in 20 districts across state
Chennai has been battling heavy rains over the past few days. The South Indian city has received 46% excess rainfall this season. The government has issued red-alert in 20 districts across Tamil Nadu.
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- Chennai is experiencing heavy rainfall f...
TWITTER CONTRIBUTES USD 15 MILLON FOR COVID RELIEF IN INDIA
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- Twitter has contributed US $ 15 million for COVID relief in India.
- Money has been distributed among three NGOs.
Social media microblogging giant Twitter has donated US $ 15 million to help address the COVID-19 crisis in In...
S. KOREA TO PROPOSE EXTRA BUDGET OF $13.3 BILLION AS RELIEF FUND
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- S. Korea to propose extra budget of $13.3 billion as relief fund.
- The latest budget is said to be the 3rd largest ever to help ease the economy hurt by the pandemic.
- The government plans to sell 9.9 trillion won in state ...
$1.9 TRILLION COVID-19 AID BILL APPROVED BY THE US HOUSE BUDGET PANEL
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• This approval from the US House Representatives Budget Committee came with the voting of 19-16 as the number of COVID-19 deaths went past 500,000-mark on Monday
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her statement said that “We must act swiftly to put an ...
$1.9 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE’S FINAL BILL BEING DRAFTED
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• Biden’s stimulus package will be the first delivery of his promises
• The bill has to be passed as soon...
S. KOREAN GOVT. LIKELY TO EXPAND EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR THE 4TH TIME
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- S. Korean govt. likely to expand emergency relief funds for the 4th time.
- The emergency relief funds would include merchants whose yearly sales are more than $364,000.
- The country’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) and ...
US SENATE APPROVES BUDGET PLAN TO PUSH $1.9 TRILLION COVID-19 AID PACKAGE ANNOUNCED BY BIDEN
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• The US Senate on Friday successfully passed the budget plan of $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package announced by the President Joe Biden
• After the 15-hour-long debate, the Senate was stuck in a 50-50 partisan deadlock, which was broken by the Vice Pre...
S. KOREA’S RULING DP TO ROLL OUT FOURTH ROUND OF COVID-19 STATE BUDGET FUND
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- S. Korea’s ruling DP to roll out fourth round of COVID-19 state budget fund.
- The govt. last year had distributed more than $27.8 billion to households.
- The funds were also given to small merchants and business owner...
US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN INVITES 10 REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO WHITE HOUSE COVID RELIEF TALK
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• The United States President Joe Biden has invited a group of 10 Republican senators who proposed spending about-third of the COVID-19 relief sought by him
• Psaki also said “With the virus posing a grave threat to the country, and economic conditio...
ADDING GINGER TO YOUR DAILY DIET FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE
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- Adding ginger to your daily diet for a healthier life.
- Ginger has compounds called shogaols and gingerols that are beneficial to one’s health.
- Ginger is said to have anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, ant...
AMERICANS TO GET $600 IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS ANYTIME SOON: U.S. GOVERNMENT
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• The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said that U.S. citizens can expect to start seeing $600 in their bank accounts
• The Treasury and the IRS are working with unprecedented speed to issue the second round of payments said Treasury Se...
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED PANDEMIC RELIEF BILL ON SUNDAY
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• A week after calling the bill as disgrace, President Trump capitulated to Congressional pressure which resulted in averting a government shutdown
• This new bill will provide stability to the crippling US economy in the times when several states are once...
US CONGRESS ANNOUNCES $2.3 TRILLION SPENDING PACKAGE
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• The year’s spending bill is inclusive of $740.5 billion in defense spending and $664.5 billion for domestic programs
• This $2.3 trillion spending package includes $1.4 trillion omnibus bill, which is based on a 2019 spending bill
• ...
U.S. LAWMAKERS AGREES TO $900 BN COVID STIMULUS
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• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor said “At long last, we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed.”
• Senate Minority Leader Schumer said “The American people have a great deal to celebrate ...
IN SINGAPORE, OVER 2 LAKHS RECEIVED S$1.8 BILLION, GOVERNMENTS COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENT, FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT WORK
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- The Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS) dispersed S$1.8 billion to almost 200,000 qualified people during April to December this year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said
U.S. GDP REBOUNDS RECORD 33 PERCENT IN THIRD QUARTER
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• According to the Commerce Department, the U.S. gross domestic product rebounded at a 33.1 percent annualized rate last year
• After slumping drastically 31.4 percent in the second quarter, the U.S. economy managed to rebound in the third quarter courtesy...
U.S. SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI HOPEFUL OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL BEFORE NOV.3
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• Drew Hammill, Pelosi Deputy Chief of Staff made a tweet after holding a 52-minute conversation with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
• The Democrats were awaiting the administration's acceptance of a national plan on coronavirus testing and tracing ...
U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP OFFERS HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI A $1.8 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
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• After weeks of negotiations between the House Speaker and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the President of the United States, Donald Trump has offered a $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief package to the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
• According to the...
Global Pressure Relief Devices Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.09% over the Forecast Period, Owing to Increasing Product Development Activities with Technological Advancements in the Industry
The growing use of advanced technologies to develop novel products for reducing the occurrence and treating pressure ulcers in immobile patients is driving the market growth. Medical device manufacturers are developing hi-tech and adjustable pressure relief devices which efficiently prevent press...