Nepal has forced 2,500 old vehicles off roads in its capital city of Kathmandu, part of a fight against alarming air pollution levels that have hit nine times World Health Organisation limits. Air pollution has been a chronic problem in rapidly growing Kathmandu, which sits in a Himalayan valley and is home to more than three million people.
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Taiwan bird flu culls reach nearly 130,000 as H5N6 cases confirmed
TAIPEI: Taiwan has culled nearly 130,000 poultry since the start of this year as authorities on Tuesday reported a fresh strain of bird flu cases on the island. The highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu has been confirmed in three cities and counties, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said.
The Five Most Affordable Retirement Havens of 2017?InternationalLiving.com
The majority of recent studies on retirement show that most Americans are not adequately prepared for it: They haven’t saved enough, they’ll likely outlive their nest egg, and so they are instructed to work longer, spend less, and lower their expectations for their retirement lifestyle. With the future of Social Security and Medicare uncertain under the new administration in Washington, Baby Boomers have reason to be worried about what their ?golden years” might look like.
Dust threatens public health
… from the government on the steps taken to remove dust, smoke and other deadly elements causing damage to public health in four city corporations — DSCC, DNCC, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Contacted, DSCC Chief Executive Officer Khan Mohammad Bilal said …
PHOTOS: ‘Forgotten victims of war’ to be highlighted in Hampshire photography exhibition
Internally displaced Afghans are living in “stone age conditions,” uprooted from their homes and villages after years of civil war and escape from Taliban fighting. The ex-Stroud School pupil who grew up on Northlands Road, Southampton, will be showing a selection of his work from the last eight years at city centre coffee shop Mettricks Guildhall.
Claims Of HIV Contamination In Thai Canned Fruits Baseless
Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has rubbished claims that canned fruits from Thailand contain Human Immunodeficiency Virus . He said HIV lived in human body fluid and could not live in canned food which had undergone high temperature heat treatment.
Supply Chain Management Advisor
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South Korea: Acting president orders all-out efforts to control H5N6 in one week
Via KBS World Radio: Acting President Orders All-out Efforts to Steady AI in 1 Week . He;s the acting president because the elected president was recently impeached.