May 28, 2021
WHO launched the campaign to support those millions of tobacco users who are actively taking steps to save their lives, but still need help to succeed. Courtesy file photo
GENEVA Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19, so quitting is the best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from this coronavirus, as well as the risk of developing cancers, heart disease, and respiratory illnesses, said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general.
The World Health Organization’s Commit to Quit tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.
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OTTAWA (dpa-AFX) - Responding to Canadian National Railway Co. s (CNI, CNR.TO) or CN commitment to divest and Kansas City Southern s (KSU) or KCS line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP, CP.TO) said Thursday that CN s commitment does not come close to solving the anti-competitive problems inherent in the proposed CN/KCS transaction.
CP noted that CN s commitment to divest this 70-mile line is clear recognition by CN that it and KCS have always been head-to-head competitors, contrary to CN s repeated claims that the combination was end-to-end.
On Wednesday, Canadian National Railway nd Kansas City Southern said they jointly filed with the Surface Transportation Board or STB a renewed motion for approval of its voting trust that outlines the case for approval of the voting trust to advance the CN-KCS merger that will enhance competition, Canadian National Railway said in a statement.
• Federal Government borrowing not transparent, its purpose not known, says economist
The country’s debt rose by N20.8tn between July 2015 and December 2020, data obtained from the Debt Management Office on Wednesday showed.
This period corresponds with the Presidency Muhammadu Buhari who assumed leadership of the country on May 29, 2015.
According to the statistics obtained from the DMO, Nigeria’s total debt as of June 30, 2015 stood at N12.12tn.
However, as of December 31, 2020, the country’s debt portfolio had risen to N32.92tn.
This shows that within a period of 66 months (five and half years), the country’s debt has risen by N20.8tn.