BRUSQUE, Brazil, April 21 (Reuters) – A 100-year-old man from the southern Brazilian city of Brusque has entered the Guinness World Record book for working the longest in the same company: 84 years. Despite his extraordinary accomplishment, Walter Orthmann’s advice for those looking for a long and fulfilling professional life are surprisingly routine: do what […]
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By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA, April 21 (Reuters) – Peru’s leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean nation, the world’s second largest copper producer, mobilizing the army in a sharp tactical shift from a previous conciliatory approach. Mining activity has been halted at Southern […]
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By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE, April 21 (Reuters) – Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado said on Thursday that recent cyberattacks on state computer systems are aimed at destabilizing the Central American country as it transitions to the new government of president-elect Rodrigo Chaves. Six public institutions were hit by cyberattacks this week, officials said. […]
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A truck driver has startled other motorists in Queensland's south-east after being seen navigating traffic with an exceptionally high load.
The truck was driving along a highway in the Gold Coast towards Burleigh Heads when they were filmed by another motorist.
A tower of boxes and crates topped with a bucket and a large blue canister were tied to the back of the truck.
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The vehicle looked like it could topple at any moment.
The truck continued driving along the highway, with it's load staying intact.
Police have advised drivers to be weary of how much they're securing to the backs of their vehicles.
By Christine Ro Buenos Aires BBC In Argentina, there are traces everywhere of distrust and even trauma related to the economy. For Jerónimo Ferrer, a formative memory is of Argentina’s crushing financial crisis at the end of the 1990 – when bank accounts were frozen and, almost overnight, people’s savings evaporated. He’s not alone. One […]
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A former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Hernández, who governed the Central American nation until January, was put on board a US Drug Enforcement Administration plane for New York. He was arrested at his home just weeks after […]
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Victoria's ambulance union says lives could be saved, if more patients were seen by GPs, as non emergency calls continue to clog up the system.
Union secretary Danny Hill said paramedics are under the pump and more GPs could be the solution to addressing the ongoing emergency crisis.
"There is no question that we have patients that have passed away that could have been saved by paramedics," he said.
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"We've got patients going into cardiac arrest in the community and our paramedics can't respond often because they're tied up at quite low acuity cases that could be treated by a GP."
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says there is a shortage and work needs to be done to attract more doctors.
RACGP Victoria's Dr Anita Munoz said there was a lack of long term funding into general practitioners.
"The federated model of funding in health no longer makes as much sense as it used to," she said.
The Northern Hospital has been running a virtual emergency department for patients with non life threatening emergencies.
The ambulance union said services like this were offering patients more options.
"It frees them up so they can go and respond to more time critical cases," Mr Hill said.
"Super clinics are also a fantastic option."
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 21, 2022) — Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis will host his monthly press conference on Thursday April 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) Cabinet Room on the 2nd Floor of the Social Security Building at Pinney’s Estate. During the press conference, Premier Brantley will provide […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — More than 80 enumerators began conducting the Population and Housing Census 2021 on Nevis on April 19, 2022, one month after the census with the “It’s Me, You, Us 2021 #BeCounted” was launched in St. Kitts and Nevis. Mrs. Dorriel Tross-Phillip, Director of the Department of Statistics in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) […]
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Covid vaccines: How fast is progress around the world? By The Visual and Data Journalism Team BBC News Coronavirus pandemic Image source, Getty Images More than 11.2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered, in at least 197 countries worldwide. However, there are vast differences in the pace of progress in different parts of […]
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