March 8, 2022

Agthia Group revenues rise to AED 3 billion in 2021, following launch of Strategic Vision for 2025

Chairman Agthia Group ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s leading food and beverages companies, today announced Group net revenue reached AED 3.07 billion for 2021, equivalent to 49 percent year-on-year growth, following the consolidation and integration of key acquisitions into the business. Group […]

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Colliers discontinues operations in Russia and Belarus

TORONTO, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Colliers stands with the people of Ukraine, an independent country, and strongly condemns the invasion by the Russian military. These actions are indefensible and in complete contrast to the principles of democracy and freedom. We fully support all appropriate sanctions enacted by the international community and, in response […]

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Women on the frontline of anti-junta resistance

Published by The Bangkok Post One woman fled with her army officer husband who defected after the military coup of Feb 1, 2021, to Myanmar’s borderlands. A mother prays for the safety of her son fighting the army with the People’s Defence Forces (PDFs). An entrepreneur uses her business acumen to raise funds for the anti-military struggle while an activist helps women affected by conflict. In a multitude of ways, Myanmar women from diverse backgrounds have filled various roles across different fronts of ongoing resistance to the military who seized power in this country with a population of more than

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An artist-in-exile’s view of Myanmar

Published by The Bangkok Post An artist-in-exile’s view of Myanmarpublished : 8 Mar 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) A personal perspective on Myanmar one year after the coup by Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, a Myanmar artist based in the Netherlands, is presented during “The Broken White Umbrella” exhibition, at Nova Contemporary, until April 30. On display is a modern new body of work by the internationally-exhibited artist reputed for creating work that explicitly commentates on the dynamics of transnational politics. Yawnghwe takes eig…

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Study: COVID-19 Can Cause Brain Shrinkage, Memory Loss

COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found.The scientists said that the effects were even seen in peo…

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WHO Says COVID Boosters Needed, Reversing Previous Call

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency’s previous insistence that boosters weren’t necessary and contributed to vaccine in…

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Public anger grows in Myanmar over junta’s power cuts

Public anger is growing in Myanmar over cuts to electric power ordered by the country’s military junta, with residents now stockpiling firewood and candles in what they call the worst power outage in over a decade.In a statement Sunday, the junta’s Min…

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Iranian currency rates for March 8

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the official rate of foreign currencies on March 8, Trend reports referring to CBI.According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 10 currencies have grown and 29 have decreased in price…

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