This year's theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health' seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers. With occupational climate-related health risks expected to increase because of climate change, achieving a collective approach to deal with this global health crisis is not a quick fix. We come together to remember those who have sadly lost ()
MONROVIA- Ahead of the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, the Director General of the Liberia Intellectual Property Office, Garmai Koboi, has called on all Liberians to rally with her in her quest to renew the Liberia Intellectual Property Office’s commitment to addressing the numerous challenges facing Liberia’s struggling literary industry. []
To honor World Book Day, Amazon has slashed the price on hundreds of Kindle ebooks
A MIND-BLOWING flying car has made history after conducting the world’s first flight with a passenger. Music legend Jean-Michel Jarre, 75, took off in KleinVision’s half-plane hybrid, k
Though touted as a model of environmental preservation, the country has recently signalled a shift from phasing out fossil fuels to boosting the economy. Franz Tattenbach on the tension between green credentials and growth“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and...
By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Our sister organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in 2003 to raise the political profile of occupational health and safety, and to fulfil the integral ‘advocacy’ component of their Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health. Given that...
Anzac Day is an annual public holiday where we commemorate those who lost their lives on April 25 in Gallipoli. On this day, many things are closed for our fallen ANZACS. However, sometimes, folks need last-minute things such as food, drinks and clothing. So we’ve wrangled up all the info on what will be open […]
The first ever Parvo Awareness Day is April 23th. Susanna Wickham from PAWS and Bobby Modi from Elanco Animal Health join the Steve Cochran Show to talk about what parvo is, warning signs, and how to keep your puppy safe from it. Plus, Chicago's homeless pet crisis and how to help. https://omny
THE world’s first artificial intelligence-generated beauty pageant is not receiving the alluring praise from techies that the event’s creators hoped for. AI creators will have an opport
World Oral Health Day 2024, hosted at Christ the King School in Ghana, took an innovative leap forward thanks to Pepsodent's groundbreaking initiative, #TalkToADentist.
WATCH: MSNBC Legal Contributor Katie Phang breaks down what happened during day five of former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called on the international community to join hands and strive to be “ecologically more conscious” as Pakistan joins the world in commemorating Earth Day today. Earth Day is an annual celebration on April 22 that honors the achievements of environmental movements and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. The day serves as a platform to highlight various environmental issues, such as...