SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amidst a global stock market resurgence, EBC Financial Group (EBC) is enhancing liquidity for five major stock indices, including the U.S. Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500, the A50 (China), and the Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong). This strategic move aims to provide investors with more … Read more
A boy receives polio vaccine drops during an anti-polio campaign in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 9, 2018. — Reuters QUETTA: An 18-month-old toddler from Balochistan’s Qilla Abdullah district was Tuesday diagnosed with poliovirus, the provincial health department told Geo News. According to the Balochistan’s health department, this is the fifth poliovirus case … Read more
Paramedical staff giving medical treatment to the affected people of heatwave at a hospital in Karachi in this photo taken on May 23, 2024. — Online KARACHI: Amid extremely hot and humid weather with mercury exceeding 40°C, a large number of heatstroke patients have been taken to Civil Hospital, Karachi, during the last two days. … Read more
As It Happens6:30Sammy Basso, longest survivor of rapid aging disease, dies at 28 Sammy Basso lived longer than anyone else with his disease, but his death at the age 28 still came as a shock to those who knew and loved him. “We all knew that Sammy had a terrible circumstance that was not going to … Read more
A prior COVID infection could make you more susceptible to heart attack, stroke or death, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California. The risk of a major cardiac event doubled for the three-year period following a positive COVID test, researchers found — even for those with no history … Read more
Paramedical staff giving medical treatment to the affected people of heatwave at a hospital in Karachi in this photo taken on May 23, 2024. — Online KARACHI: The number of heatstroke-related deaths has increased to 26 in Karachi after nine more casualties were reported in the 24 hours as hellish heat continues to scorch the … Read more
Several models of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings are being recalled across Canada after manufacturer Mattel received reports of five suffocation deaths involving infants. Health Canada said the swing is not supposed to be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it. “If the product is used for sleep or bedding material is … Read more
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has released the latest valuation of its Protection Fund for September 2024. The fund, an essential safeguard for the exchange and its users, has remained resilient over the past year, maintaining a valuation comfortably above the … Read more
A representational image showing multivitamin tablets. — Unsplash/File A new research analysing data from over two decades and nearly 400,000 participants in the United States has suggested that long-term daily multivitamin use is not likely to improve longevity in healthy adults. About 33% of adults in the US have been known to take a daily … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he supports involuntary drug addiction treatment for minors and prisoners when they are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves — but is still looking into whether he can support it for non-incarcerated adults. In July, when asked about a potential national strategy to compel drug users into treatment, Poilievre told reporters he was “open” to the idea … Read more