YAREN,20 DECEMBER 2019 — A group of anti-government protesters, known as the ‘Nauru 19’, have been sentenced to jail terms of up to 11 months, in what has been described as a “chilling precedent”. Eleven men and one woman, the last of the group dubbed ‘Nauru 19’, have been sentenced to varying jail terms of […]
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Big emitters still sitting on the sideline says Fiji PM
SUVA, 20 DECEMBER 2019 — As the world reels over the increasing impact of climate change, nations who have been the biggest emitters, have been condemned for not taking into the plight of island nations. Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama who recently returned from COP25 in Spain, says it is unbecoming of some nations who […]
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Low cost breast cancer medicine move good news for women: UN health agency
GENEVA,19 DECEMBER 2019 -More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. The UN health agency has prequalified the biosimilar version of the medicine trastuzumab, which has shown high efficacy in curing early stage breast cancer and, in some […]
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Vaccination in Samoa now compulsor
APIA,19 DECEMBER 2019 (SAVALI NEWSPAPER) —It’s now a binding law, vaccination for any Samoan child from birth is compulsory as prescribed by the Infants Amendment Bill 2019 passed by ParliameCalling the Bill – O le Tulafono ole Alofa, (Law of Love) the Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says that Government has decided to have their […]
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Trade in Asia-Pacific declines for the first time since 2009, highlights UN regional arm Region expected to bounce back in 2020 with positive trade growth
Bangkok (ESCAP news) – Asia-Pacific economies may see positive trade growth in 2020 but are still facing downside risks from the adverse impacts of the United States – China trade tensions, two new trade briefs by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released today have revealed. Trade in […]
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Samoa measles death toll climbs to 77
APIA, 19 DECEMBER 2019 (SAMOA GOVT)—Samoa’s Ministry of Health confirms a total of 5,424 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There were 53 recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 121 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities. Of this, 101 are at […]