Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
S&P cuts Egypt's credit ratings Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has pushed Egypt's sovereign credit ratings deeper into junk status, citing "continued pressure" on foreign reserves. More
Older Black Men Face Rising Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Nationwide, With Baltimore At Epicenter New reporting led by The Baltimore Banner and the New York Times indicates that Black men 54-73 are the hardest hit by fentanyl overdoses. 12/22/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Delhi health dept sacks supervisor, ‘carelessness’ led to TB patient not getting essential drugs According to an official from the health department, it came to the department's notice that "Harshita, a school-going girl in North District was deprived of essential TB medicines due to the ... 12/20/2024 - 11:05 am | View Link
NYT: Resilient Black Men Who Survived Major Epidemics Are Being Taken Down By One Street Drug “They were resilient enough to live through a bunch of other epidemics — H.I.V., crack, Covid, multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis — only to be killed by fentanyl,” Tracie M. Gardner, the executive ... 12/20/2024 - 5:14 am | View Link
What’s fuelling South Korea’s mycobacterium diagnostic tests market? The country accounts for 8% of this year's APAC mycobacterium tuberculosis tests sector. The rising incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and developments in molecular diagnostics are driving South Korea’s ... 12/20/2024 - 3:24 am | View Link
Preventive levofloxacin found to reduce drug-resistant TB in household contacts Two studies published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine show that 6 months of preventive treatment with levofloxacin in children and adults with household exposure to ... 12/19/2024 - 7:21 am | View Link
Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for more than 30 years and enjoy each other’s company. As many couples, after many years there are certain things that we do that get on each other’s nerves. He has always been a neat and organized person, and I have always been a bit messy.
The Philippines is known for its monthslong Christmas celebrations starting in September. The heavily Catholic country of nearly 120 million people is serious about the festive season. However, this time of year has recently taken a much more somber tone for many Filipino families.
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Estrella Pagarigan had decorated her home with recycled bamboo and plastic bottle parols for the holidays, but in early November, the house where she, her husband, and three children have lived for years was flattened overnight.
While Plex on its own is fine, the real fun comes from customizing your experience with plugins, turning the platform into your personal DeLorean of streaming. It'll benefit anyone who uses your Plex library, too, like installing better search tools or a request system.
Thanks to the different sensors in modern smartphones, they can do more than just communicate. For example, you don't need a dedicated device to count steps as your phone can do it—but how does a smartphone count steps?
Amazon tracks nearly everything you do on its platform—your purchases, browsing history, and even interactions with Alexa. It uses all that information to understand your shopping behavior and present a better shopping experience. But what exactly does Amazon know about you, and how can you find out?