Cameroon will target 1,004,000 children under the age of five years in a polio immunization campaign next month, a Ministry of Public Health official said.
Gary Gerard Hamilton NEW YORK (AP) – Castmates yelled frantically as Julie Stoffer attempted to unhook Veronica Portillo’s zipline harness while suspended 10 storeys in the air. The scene dramatically cut between Portillo screaming for her life and her reality TV co-stars nervously watching from below. I remember that 2004 episode vividly; I’d never seen […]
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI/Flag Foundation of India): Flag Foundation of India (FFoI) is remembering the historic day of September 22, 1995, as a milestone day in the struggle to democratize the Indian Tricolour, our beloved Tiranga. On this day in 1995, present FFoI President, Naveen Jindal filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court seeking to amend the Flag code of India. At that time, common citizens were barred from displaying the national flag as per the Flag Code of India. Only government offices and vehicles of the top government officials and dignitaries were allowed to display the National Flag. In 1993, Naveen Jindal was stopped by one of the officials in Chattisgarh from displaying the National Flag inside the Jindal Steel complex, in Raigarh. Jindal then decided to file a writ petition in 1995 to amend the Flag Code of India to make display of the National Flag a fundamental right for every citizen of the country. After an almost decade-long legal battle, on Januar
MIXED. The main stocks index finishes the week up amid concerns over the growth impact of the Federal Reserve's key rate hike decisions. On the other hand, the peso posted its weakest level to date against the US dollar due to the strengthening of the greenback. (PNA graphics) MANILA - The main stocks index finished the week up amid worries over the hawkish Federal Reserve stance but the peso posted its weakest to date. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 1.58 percent, or 104.37 points, to 6,692.65 points. All Shares followed after it rose by 1.44 percent, or 50.49 points, to 3,548.53 points. Most of the sectoral indices also gained during the day, led by Holding Firms after it inched up by 2.99 percent. Industrial followed with a 1.72 percent jump, along with Services, 1.47 percent, and Property, 0.76 percent. On the other hand, Mining and Oil fell by 0.68 percent and Financials by 0.21 percent. Volume reached 1.02 billion shares amounting to PHP4.59 billion. Advanc