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World Health Assembly highlights the urgency to end COVID-19 pandemic and prevent the next one In a year when COVID-19 threatens the health and well-being of everyone on the planet, the seventy-fourth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) will stress the urgency of ending the current pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer and fairer world. The Health Assembly is WHOs highest decision-making body and is attended by delegations from all around the world. It will ...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, the New Jersey-based family medicine physician and social media influencer known as "Dr. Mike," was honored on Tuesday with four Webby Awards, the Webby Winner: Social, Education & Discovery Peoples Voice Winner: Social, Education & Discovery Peoples Voice Winner: Social, Health & Fitness (Series & Campaigns) Peoples Voice Winner: Social, Education & Discovery (Series & Campaigns) The firs...

New dates announced for WBSC Mens Softball World Cup 2022 05/13/21 PULLY, Switzerland; 12 May 2021 -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), in conjunction with Softball New Zealand and the Local Organising Committee, today announced new dates for the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2022. The premier international men’s softball event will now take place from 26 November to 4 December in Auckland, New Zealand. Originally set to take place in February 2021, the tournament was prev...

Mahbubul Alam reelected as Chittagong Chamber president for fifth time Star Business Report Star Business Report Mahbubul Alam, chairman of M Alam Group, has been reelected as the president of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for the fifth consecutive time for 2021-22 and 2022-23 period. Tarafder Md Ruhul Amin, director of Saif Powertech Ltd, and Syed Mohammad Tanvir, director of Pacific Jeans, have been elected as senior vice president and vice president respectively. The t...

Final WBSC Olympic baseball qualifier to be five-team tourney as China withdraws 05/07/21 PULLY, Switzerland; 07 May 2021 -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today confirmed that the Chinese Baseball Association (CBA) has withdrawn its national team from the WBSC Final Baseball Qualifier, a qualification tournament for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The WBSC said that in light of all available information the final qualifier will feature only five teams, and that the g...

GAISF .sport Domain Expands to Sports Media; Around the Rings First Partner 05/06/21 Raffaele Chiulli at SportAccord in Ft. Lauderdale (ATR) Longstanding Olympic Movement specialist media outlet Around the Rings has become the first media organisation to deploy the .sport domain name. The partnership enables readers to quickly check the availability of .sport domains from the Around the Rings website and newsletter. The move follows adoption of the .sport domain by International Federations, ...

Lithuania to become ESA Associate Member state Lithuania signed an Association Agreement with ESA on 28 April 2021. This Association Agreement between ESA and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, builds on the successful results achieved under the previous frameworks of cooperation and will enter into force for a duration of seven years. Comprising 18 Articles and two Annexes, it orchestrates the strengthening of Lithuania’s relations with ESA. Ms Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of Eco...

Lithuania becomes ESA Associate Member state Lithuania signed an Association Agreement with ESA on 28 April 2021, which entered into force on 21 May. This Association Agreement between ESA and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, builds on the successful results achieved under the previous frameworks of cooperation and enters into force for a duration of seven years. Comprising 18 Articles and two Annexes, it orchestrates the strengthening of Lithuania’s relations with ESA. Ms Aušrin...

New Memorandum of Understanding confirms further collaboration between the two parties 29 April 2021, Khartoum – Rome The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have formalized their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by FAO Director-General Dr QU Dongyu and BADEA Director General Mr Sidi Ould Tah in a virtual ceremony on the margins of the ‘High-Level Dialogue on Fe...

FAO and BADEA scale-up partnership in support of African countries Format New Memorandum of Understanding confirms further collaboration between the two parties 29 April 2021, Khartoum – Rome The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have formalized their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by FAO Director-General Dr QU Dongyu and BADEA Director General Mr Sidi Ould Tah...