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HBMSU welcomes ICDE as part of wider consortium to develop quality benchmark for EdTech

ROCC Communication Collaboration June 2, 2021 Partnership leverages Philips’ latest Radiology Operations Command Center to improve the access, quality, and productivity of Akumin’s outpatient imaging center network Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Plantation, U.S. – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Akumin Inc., a leading provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging services in the U.S., today announced a strategic collaboration to de...

The march toward regulation of PFAS in Pennsylvania continues (see our recent post on statewide public water system sampling results), with the release of final data from sampling...

Shetland to hold first Pride event in 2022 Shetland is set to host its first Pride festival in June 2022. The event which is being welcomed by the council is being seen as a chance for members of the LGBT in the isles to come together.  A committee is being formed that will help organise the event which will see Shetland Pride registered as a charity before the event next summer.  Speaking to the BBC, the founder of Shetland Pride, Kerrie Meyer said: "For two years we had a float at t...

Shetland Pride founder Kerrie Meyer said it was high time the islands had their own Pride festival SHETLAND is to hold its first ever Pride festival in the summer of 2022. Although LGBT groups have operated on the islands for several years and taken part in the Shetland Carnival, there has never been a dedicated Pride event. Shetland Pride founder Kerrie Meyer said it was a chance to do something different. Despite writing just two years ago that she was "not at all confident" Shetland ...

Myanmar Saturday 15 May 2021, by Laura Villadiego A few weeks ago, a strange sight began appearing in the streets of Myanmar (Burma). Women have been hanging their traditional htamein – the pieces of cloth they wear as skirts – from ropes tied to windows or utility poles, suspending them above the streets like decoration for a parade. Some attach them to sticks and carry them as flags. These women are not simply putting out the laundry; they are protesting the coup d’état staged by the ...

English 12 May, 2021A few weeks ago, a strange sight began appearing in the streets of Myanmar (Burma). Women have been hanging their traditional htamein – the pieces of cloth they wear as skirts – from ropes tied to windows or utility poles, suspending them above the streets like decoration for a parade. Some attach them to sticks and carry them as flags. These women are not simply putting out the laundry; they are protesting the coup d’état staged by the Burmese military on 1 February....

The women’s revolution: what the coup means for gender equality in Myanmar A group of women hang rows of traditional ‘htamein’ from ropes before demonstrating against the Burmese military junta’s coup d’état, 8 March. (STR/AFP ) Share this page A group of women hang rows of traditional ‘htamein’ from ropes before demonstrating against the Burmese military junta’s coup d’état, 8 March. (STR/AFP ) A few weeks ago, a strange sight began appearing in the streets of Myanmar (Burm...

ASEAN summit on Saturday provides little reason for optimism among longtime political observers.

It was a fantastic conference with over 400 women participating, which resulted in the Alba Party adopting a Women and Equalities Policy Statement,…