Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war
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LONDON — Greater than 100 Russian docs signed an open letter printed Saturday that calls for the rapid launch of an artist and musician who was sentenced to seven years in jail for swapping grocery store worth tags with antiwar messages. The letter calling for Sasha Skochilenko to be freed was addressed to Russian President … Read more

As Singapore’s aging population grows, businesses court older spenders
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As Singapore's aging population grows, businesses court older spenders

Residents aged 65 and above make up nearly a fifth of Singapore’s inhabitants in 2023. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Photos SINGAPORE — Singapore’s inhabitants is getting older quick. Residents aged 65 and above make up nearly one-fifth of the inhabitants, up 11.7% from a decade in the past, according to the government’s 2023 … Read more

Carnival ruled negligent over cruise where 662 passengers got COVID-19 early in pandemic
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CANBERRA, Australia — A cruise operator that did not cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a significant COVID-19 outbreak was dominated negligent in its responsibility of care to passengers in an Australian class-action case Wednesday. The Ruby Princess ocean liner left Sydney on March 8, 2020, with 2,671 passengers aboard for a 13-day … Read more

A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That’s a big change from 2019
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GENEVA — Switzerland’s anti-immigration Swiss Individuals’s Get together rebounded from searing losses 4 years in the past to grow to be the biggest parliamentary faction after the election, official outcomes confirmed, as two environmentally-minded events misplaced floor regardless of document glacier soften within the Alpine nation. Pre-election polls advised that Swiss voters had three important … Read more

Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba. The deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors
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Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba. The deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors

Kenya’s authorities has introduced that it will not renew a deal that noticed Cuban docs employed in Kenya whereas these from the East African nation travelled to Cuba for specialised coaching ByEMMANUEL IGUNZA Related Press October 11, 2023, 9:55 AM NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s authorities introduced Wednesday it will not be renewing a 6-year-old deal … Read more