On March 3, 2015 a high government official in Moscow held a urgent meeting on priority anti- crisis measures in the sphere of healthcare. His name is one you may be familiar with already – Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev. He was a former President of Russia, the youngest ever to serve. Today Medvedev is considered a powerhouse in Russian […]
African Development Bank (ADB)
The African Development Bank (ADB) was established by 23 politically independent African countries on the August 4, 1963 at a meeting held in Khartoum, the Sudanese Capital. At the meeting, the agreement establishing the bank was endorsed and it came into operation with effect from September 10, 1964. Sixty-five percent of the capital stock of […]
Pensions Overhaul Necessary to Avoid Disaster, Says Report
A new report has warned of a pension “iceberg” after finding less than half of Britain’s employees are contributing to a workplace pension scheme. Other findings, by the National Association of Pension Funds, showed around a third of employees work for a company that does not provide any kind of pension at all. With other […]
Govt, SASB fail to contain pilgrims’ deaths, toll rises 67
Jammu & Kashmir: Unstoppable death toll of Shri Amarnath pilgrims during the current year’s pilgrimage is sending shivers among the commoners. The high level monitoring and maintaining for smooth pilgrimage by the authorities including Governor’s office and civil administration has been proving insufficient with every passing day. Current year pilgrimage started on June 25 from […]
Thousands flee Texas coast as Ike approaches
Authorities in the Houston area and along the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Thursday as Hurricane Ike lumbered toward the coast and threatened to grow even stronger. Traffic was building on roadways leading away from low-lying areas in Galveston County, and officials urged residents to finish storm preparations […]