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SEA Deaf Games: Indonesia Signs Off, Malaysia Signs On For 2027
Bernama
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August 26, 2025
From Farah Najihah Zuraimi JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- The curtains came down on the second edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Deaf Games at Gedung Olahraga (GOR) Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) here tonight, marking the end of a journey...
India laying foundations to emerge as global MedTech hub, says Shri Amit Agrawal
Medical Dialogues
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August 25, 2025
New Delhi: There is a need to strengthen the medical device sector ecosystem not only through technology and skilled manpower, but also by establishing internationally accredited laboratories, adopting globally harmonised standards and supporting...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Completes Major Digital Upgrade for Five Pacific National Tourism Organisations
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 21, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Trove Tourism Development Advisors as its Lead Digital Specialists, has successfully delivered a transformative digital upgrade for five National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) whom are...
Malaysia hosts 18th Asean environment meeting in Langkawi this September
The Sun Daily
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August 25, 2025
LANGKAWI: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry will host the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment at the Langkawi International Convention Centre from September 2 to 4. This event under Malaysia’s ASEAN...
From One Unit To Twelve Provinces: Why Pakistan’s ‘Reforms’ Are Really About Control
Friday Times
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August 25, 2025
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language (1946) Once again, Pakistan’s establishment is rolling out...
Nepal eliminates rubella
New Zealand Doctor
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The World Health Organization today announced Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, a remarkable achievement for a country making concerted efforts to protect its people from vaccine preventable diseases. Rubella, or German...
Leaked text message exposes MAFS groom's horrible response to complaining customer who purchased his product
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
A leaked text message exchange has exposed Married At First Sight groom Brent Vitiello's shock response to a customer complaining about his controversial sea moss brand, Mos X Daily. The former reality TV star, 36, has been slammed by dozens of...
“Health knows no boundaries; collaboration is the key to resilient medical device ecosystem”: Amit Agrawal, secretary, DoP
Pharmabiz.com
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Amit Agrawal, secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) chaired the session on August 22 on “Leveraging Inter-sectoral Networking for Med-Tech Innovations” as part of the two-day South East and South Asia regional meet on “Health Research and...
Nepal successful in Rubella elimination: WHO
República
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KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that Nepal has eliminated rubella, a public health problem in the country. With this, Nepal becomes the sixth country in the South-East Asia region to eliminate rubella....
How Do We Change the Way We Eat?
Columbia News - New York
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On July 16, 1976, as America celebrated its bicentennial year, a dozen farmers gathered at a parking lot at East 59th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan to start a different sort of revolution. They lined up their trucks and unloaded wooden...
Addressing global food security challenges
Capital
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August 24, 2025
In this exclusive interview, Capital sits down with Natasha Hayward, a distinguished global expert on food and nutrition security and the Program Manager of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) at the World Bank. With more than...
Twelve must-read books
This Day
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August 25, 2025
VIEW FROM THE GALLERY BY MAHMUD JEGA Two widely reported remarks at the weekend by top Nigerian Army Generals, one retired and one still serving, reminded me that there are twelve very important books that our youngstersshould be made to read, in...
General Santos café sparks debate over ‘premium’ prices
Minda News
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August 24, 2025
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 August) — A social media post about a newly opened café in General Santos City stirred more than just coffee – a debate over how much residents are willing to pay for quality and what it means for the city’s...
Therapeutic Targets and Immune Mechanisms of Yinghuang Decoction in Sepsis: Integrating Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Pharmacokinetic Approaches
Dove Medical Press
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August 26, 2025
Introduction Sepsis is a complex disease caused by dysregulation of the host immune response, leading to systemic inflammatory response and organ damage.1 The global incidence of sepsis is 189 cases per 100,000 person-years, with a mortality rate...
Adverse Effects of Alfentanil versus Nalbuphine in Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Painless Gastroscopy: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Dove Medical Press
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August 26, 2025
Introduction Liver cirrhosis is a global health concern, prevalent in both developed and developing countries, and significantly contributes to the global burden of disease.1 Annually, approximately 1 million deaths worldwide are attributed to...
Inclusive and sustainable: Celebrating 58 years of Asean
Eco-Business
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August 18, 2025
Ambassadors and official representatives from the embassies in the Philippines of the Asean Member States (AMS), Timor-Leste, and dialogue partners of the Asean celebrated the 58th Asean Day with a tree planting activity on 9 August 2025.The...
News that isn't news
Meer
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August 22, 2025
News that in a few years (or months or even days) will surprise the distinguished and clairvoyant Western political analysts who help us see (or rather, hide) the world in their comments in the mainstream media. They will surprise them only...
India Aims to Become Global MedTech Innovation Hub: Pharma Secretary Amit Agrawal
The Impressive Times
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August 23, 2025
New Delhi– India is steadily building the foundation to emerge as a global hub for medical technology innovation, said Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals. He was speaking at the South East and South Asia regional meet on...
Filipinas will have a tough camp leading to the SEAG preparation
Business World
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August 20, 2025
AS they watched Australia Under-23 claim the throne in the Asean Women’s Championship that used to be theirs, the Filipinas are already plotting their redemption drive in the next big battle, the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG). Coach Mark Torcaso...
India Laying Foundations To Emerge As Global Medtech Hub: Govt
MENAFN
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August 23, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) India is laying the foundations to emerge as a global medtech hub, said the Union government.At a two-day Southeast and South Asia regional meet, Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals,...