Epay and Centrapay Partner to Create Digital Gift Cards
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Digital payment platform Centrapay will make Christmas gift giving a little easier for Kiwis this year. The company has signed an agreement with epay New Zealand that will resolve four of the most common problems with gift cards: lost, left at home, expiring, unknown balance. The company […]
Consider 2020 Saved Because AC/DC Are Teasing A Comeback
Whatever lord or lords exist up there must have returned after abandoning us for 9 months, because AC/DC have begun teasing *something* on social media. Overnight, the legendary and pioneering Australian band posted a brief animated clip of a neon sign shaped like their signature lightning bolt flickering before turning on completely. This new coincides […]
British think tank flags PH in deadly land conflicts
Members of the Nasa indigenous tribe and “Liberation of Mother Earth” movement stand on a sugar cane field they claim as their ancestral lands in Corinto, Colombia, May 11, 2017. Picture taken May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Federico Rios BANGKOK — At least 212 people were killed last year while defending their land from being taken over […]
The BIGSOUND 2020 Conference Program Is Here
BIGSOUND has gone ahead and unveiled its conference program ahead of next month’s virtual event. The music conference has also revealed its BIGSOUND50, a hand-selected group of up and coming Aussie artists. “When it became obvious that we wouldn’t be able to do anything physical this year, we came up with a whole new way […]
Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast Turns 2
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast celebrates its 2nd Anniversary with 5 shining new stars certification, and a generous offer with the highest hygienic protocols that will ensure a SAFE + SOUND stay for Malaysians. Deluxe Room Facade Shot Since opening, the hotel has hosted both stays and […]
Large Study shows 230 Times Higher One Year Cancer Risk If Tumor Cell Clusters are Detected in Blood of Normal Individuals – Datar Cancer Genetics
MUMBAI, India and LONDON, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A landmark study published in the American Association of Cancer Research’s (AACR) prestigious journal ‘Cancer Prevention Research’ has shown that it is possible to identify healthy individuals with higher risk of cancer based on a simple blood draw. The study reports that seemingly normal, asymptomatic middle-aged […]
Most countries failing to address women’s needs during pandemic — UN
An activist talks to a child of a domestic abuse victim who used to live in Rome’s ‘Lucha y Siesta’ (Fight and Rest) women’s house, a building run solely by activists to look after women suffering from domestic violence in the city, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi LONDON — Only one in […]
New Guidance On Measuring Food Systems Launched Ahead Of UN Biodiversity Summit
– Policymakers flying blind in action on biodiversity loss without full picture of food system impacts – Simplistic yield-per-hectare productivity measures undermine long-term sustainability efforts – Multi-capital “true cost” accounting framework provides a roadmap to action – UN Biodiversity Summit an opportunity for transformative action on food systems – Case studies from around the world show new assessment tools are […]
Farmers cry for help as palay prices drop
CABANATUAN CITY—Left with no choice, Donie Roberto, a farmer in Barangay Bitas here, has to sell his rice harvest at P15.50 a kilogram, just a little above production cost. “There’s a profit, but it’s not much,” he told the Inquirer. ADVERTISEMENT Roberto said farmers like him would usually need to sell their harvest of palay […]
AMLC investigator says De Lima not involved in Bilibid drug trade
MANILA, Philippines — An investigator from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has told a court under oath that detained Sen. Leila de Lima was not involved in any suspicious transactions that would link her to the illegal drug trade. AMLC financial investigator Artemio Baculi Jr. testified in De Lima’s trial on Friday as a witness […]