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Calls to boycott French products grow in Muslim world after Macron backs Mohammed cartoons

Calls are growing in parts of the Muslim world to boycott French goods in protest after President Emmanuel Macron publicly defended cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which are considered blasphemous in Islam.

Chile’s president hails ‘triumph’ as voters back scrapping dictatorship-era constitution

Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera hailed the results of a national referendum held to scrap a dictatorship-era constitution as a “triumph” for democracy.

Turkey’s President Erdogan calls for a boycott of French goods

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called European leaders ‘fascists’ and said Muslims on the continent are now subject to a ‘lynch campaign similar to that against Jews before World War II’.

AmLife rolled out its World Mental Health Day showcase themed “Sleep Well For Mental Health” covering six key countries

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 26 October 2020 – In conjunction with World Mental Health Day (WMHD), sleep health specialist AmLife International Sdn. Bhd rolled out its WMHD showcase themed “Sleep Well For Mental Health” covering six key countries — Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Hong Kong and Taiwan.  The showcase comes in the forms of workshops- both online and offline – to educate the mass public on current […]

France recalls Turkey envoy after Erdogan ‘mental health’ jibe at Macron

ISTANBUL: France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed

Key moments from Trump and Biden’s final presidential debate | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met for the second and final time on a debate stage Thursday in a matchup that, while lacking the angry interruptions of the first debate, did see both candidates clash on various subjects throughout the evening.

How “gross national happiness” helped Bhutan keep covid-19 at bay

Karma Ura is a bespectacled, self-effacing man of many achievements—a scholar, writer, painter, and bureaucrat. He is also the president of the Centre for Bhutan & Gross National Happiness Studies, which he’s led since 1999. Gross national happiness has been around for a while. In 1972 the fourth king of Bhutan put forward the idea…

Imran Khan’s Battle With People’s Party Run Sindh Govt Has Hotted Up

Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in Philippines’ drug

MANILA: The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he was even ready to go to

Amazon Donates to More Than One Thousand Charities Worldwide this Holiday Season, Expands Wishlist Campaign in Singapore to Benefit More Nonprofits

Amazon teams up with Nathan Hartono to deliver smiles and distribute donation to underprivileged children in Singapore, including a donation to Nathan’s charity of choice, Club Rainbow (Singapore) Club Rainbow (Singapore) will join Amazon’s growing list of nonprofits that are part of the Amazon X Retail for Good Wishlist campaign — an initiative that helps nonprofits get exactly what they need and enable Singapore customers donate conveniently […]

One doctor’s campaign to stop a covid-19 vaccine being rushed through before Election Day

After being released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 5, US President Donald Trump praised the doctors who treated him for covid-19 and promised that the public would soon have a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus. “We have the best medicines in the world, and very shortly they are all getting approved,…

Bottomliners by Eric and Bill Teitelbaum for Mon, 19 Oct 2020

Remarkable amount of corrupt geriatric politicians in our government. 48 of our Senators and 147 of our Congress are over 65. All very rich on a government salary. When President Harris passes the wealth tax I bet members of the congress and senate will be exempt. Just like their insider’s stock trading law exemption. Some are more equal……….. Let’s block ads! (Why?)

Donald Trump says Sudan will be removed from terrorism list

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror

VinUniversity Inaugurates Its First Academic Year

HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 17 October 2020 – On 17 October, 2020, VinUniversity (Vingroup) – the first private, not-for-profit university of excellence in Vietnam – officially opened its first academic year with seven majors in three fields: Business Administration, Engineering and Computer Science, and Health Sciences.   VinUniversity (VinUni) has celebrated its first convocation ceremony after a rigorous selection process, capping admissions at just 260 students for the first academic […]

National elections loom after a brutal year for Bolivia

It started with allegations of fraud amid contested national elections. Then came claims of a coup. An incumbent president was exiled, protests paralyzed the country, and an economy that had been a Latin American success story showed serious signs of decline.

Pfizer plans to seek authorization for Covid-19 vaccine in November

WASHINGTON: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer expects to file for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in late November, around two weeks after the November 3 US presidential election,

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic and NTUC LearningHub Announce Collaboration to Expand Singapore’s Healthcare Competencies Through SGUnited Skills Programme

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 October 2020 – The Healthcare Academy — a collaboration by NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB), Healthcare Services Employees’ Union (HSEU) and NTUC’s Employability and Employment Institute (e2i) — today announced partnerships with Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic to leverage the expertise of each institution to enhance the quality of training and expand the nation’s healthcare and community care competencies. These competencies will directly address skills […]

DHL Express Asia Pacific lauded for its resilience and digital transformation

DHL Express Asia Pacific wins Special Award for Resiliency at 2020 IDC Digital Transformation Awards   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 October 2020 – DHL Express Asia Pacific, the world’s leading express service provider, was honored with the 2020 Special Award for Resiliency at this year’s IDC Digital Transformation Awards (DX Awards). The special award, introduced for the first time in the awards’ four-year history, recognizes organizations which have used digital transformation […]

Achiko Establishes Medtech Expert Advisory Board and Expands Management Team

New international advisory board members: Mr Glenn Cross (Australia), Dr Jittaporn Wattanaseree (Thailand) and Ms Carol Aebi (Switzerland) Management team appointment: Mr Pierre Nathie of Med2Mark as VP, Commercialisation ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 13 October 2020 – Achiko AG (SWX:ACHI, ISIN CH0522213468) is pleased to announce an update to its management and advisory team. As progress continues towards the launch of Achiko’s Covid-19 test kit […]

Aramco chief wins energy executive of the year award

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s president and CEO, Amin Nasser, has been named energy executive of the year by a panel of international industry leaders. The 60-year-old business chief was selected for the

Ghost town reopening upends Turkish Cypriot election

NICOSIA: Turkish Cypriots vote Sunday in a presidential election upended by a controversial move sanctioned by Ankara restoring access to a beach resort sealed off since its Greek Cypriot inhabitants

Trump balks at plan for presidential candidates to be in separate locations at next debate | CBC News

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates said Thursday a second debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden would occur virtually amid the fallout from Trump’s diagnosis of COVID-19 — a change denounced by the incumbent.

How the truth was murdered

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are dead in a pandemic, and one of the infected is the President of the United States. But not even personally contracting covid-19 has stopped him from minimizing the illness in Twitter messages to his supporters.  Meanwhile, suburban moms steeped in online health propaganda are printing out Facebook memes and…

Trend Micro Extends Smart Factory Protection with First-of-Its-Kind Industrial IPS Array to Protect Large-Scale Industrial Networks

Advanced network segmentation keeps business-critical threats at bay   HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 8 October 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cybersecurity, today announced a first of its kind intent-based industrial intelligent IPS array for industrial environments, designed to protect large-scale industrial networks from critical attacks whilst reducing OPEX and CAPEX. EdgeIPS Pro, developed by TXOne Networks, has been specially architected […]