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by China Martens   I want to send my sympathy this Mother’s Day, for the lives lost during the pandemic this last year, as well as in earlier years. I cannot see this Mother’s Day as anything but a day of mourning. The fact that I was able to share air with my only daughter, just last week, after so many months of socially distancing, now seems the greatest privilege of all. My heart goes out, as a single mother of one child, to all those who have lost loved ones. We have been separated fr...

Moon holds online meeting with kids for Childrens Day Posted : 2021-05-05 10:41 Updated : 2021-05-05 10:41 President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook smile during an online meeting with a group of elementary school students, at Cheong Wa Dae, May 5 (Childrens Day). Yonhap President Moon Jae-in held an online meeting with a group of elementary school students on the occasion of Childrens Day. He joined the event from his Cheong Wa Dae office on Tuesday, together with first lady Kim Jung...

Date Time Share S$6 million gift from Prima Group to support education and research in food sciences at NUS and SIT prima-1 NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye (far left, front row) and SIT President Professor Tan Thiam Soon (far right, front row) accepted the cheques on behalf of their universities from Mr Primus Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prima Limited (third from left, front row) The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore Institute of Singapore (SIT) tod...

From: Infrastructure Canada As the pandemic has made us more aware of the importance of having a healthy population, the governments of Canada and Quebec are proud to support close to 200 recreational and sports infrastructure projects across Quebec. Through these investments, Quebec municipalities will have modern and safe facilities that are easily accessible, thus creating winning conditions for physical activity in our communities. Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infras...

Youth organisations separated by the Irish Sea unite in celebration of the first Welsh language song to hit one million plays on Spotify

Date Time Hills Shire Council budget allocates funding for big ticket items The new Waves Fitness & Aquatic Centre, Kenthurst Park and Deepwater Circuit Reserve are just some of the big ticket items that have received funding in The Hills Shire Council’s Draft Hills Shire Plan 2021/2022. The Draft Plan, which was endorsed during Tuesday’s Ordinary Meeting of Council, is expected to allocate $174.2 million on delivering new infrastructure, as well as refreshing and maintaining existing commu...

Date Time New partnership could help unlock economic potential of Sheffield City Region’s GatewayEast development A new collaboration between Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Peel L&P and the University of Sheffield is aiming to help unlock the economic potential of GatewayEast. The partnership will explore how the parties can work together to catalyse the development of a high-value innovation cluster surrounding Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Collaboration will explore the possibility of creating...

New tool will make it easier for countries to measure ecosystems New York, 29 April - An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it...

Corporations like to make statements about their responsibility to society, but follow-through is sometimes lacking. The Erb Institute-a partnership...

Date Time Victorian scientist wins international wheat award A scientist has been recognised at an international level for her dedication to wheat research and for paving the way for future female scientists. Agriculture Victoria research scientist Dr Reem Joukhadar has been announced as a 2021 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career award winner. The Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Award provides professional development opportunities for women working in wheat. Established in 2010 ...