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WHO calls for efforts to end tuberculosis

Edit The Himalayan 15 Oct 2016
TB (tuberculosis) remains a serious problem across the World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region, including Nepal, and requires the fullest attention and strongest commitment of governments, donors and civil society leaders to be effectively addressed, said WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia today ... “The battle to achieve a region free of TB with zero death, disease and suffering is both possible and necessary....

BOIL WATER NOTICE FOR ALL USERS OF THE COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM (Comox Valley Regional District)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016
Comox Valley Regional District) ... The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), in conjunction with Island Health, has issued a boil water notice effective immediately ... The Comox Valley Regional District is a federation of three electoral areas and three municipalities providing sustainable services for residents and visitors to the area ... Comox Valley Regional District....

UK sends jets to Japan for joint military drill

Edit Press TV 15 Oct 2016
The UK has sent its fighter jets to Japan for a joint military drill with the East Asian country, a move that is likely to draw ire from China amid regional tensions ... We have no specific country or region in our mind,” the Guardian quoted Japan’s defense ministry as saying on Friday ... London and Tokyo have both warned Beijing against what they call restricting air or sea travel in the region....

Embraer Projects Market Demand of 1,540 New Jets in 70 to 130 seats Segment for Europe and the CIS (Embraer SA)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016
Currently, there are 29 airlines operating Embraer jets in both regions ... Air transport demand growth continues to face a number of headwinds, including terrorist attacks and political instability in parts of the region ... Despite the region's wealth, high propensity for air travel and high load factors, Europe's perennial woes are attributed to the weak revenue environment, resulting from a savagely competitive aviation market....

Boost for West Australian agrifood exporters (State Government of Western Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016
Made possible by Liberal National Government's Royalties for Regions program ... 'The successful projects were independently assessed, looking at export growth capacity and sustainability; new opportunities for Western Australian products in high-value Asian markets; and the positive impact on regional communities and the wider economy,' Mr Lewis said ... Regional Development Minister's office - 6552 6700....

Importance of Indian Ocean-rim region stressed

Edit The Hindu 15 Oct 2016
Former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash has said that the Indian Ocean rim region (IOR) is set to become the economic and geo-political fulcrum of the 21st century. Delivering the keynote address at the opening session of the two-day ‘Dilli’ seminar on ‘Regional ......

Assistant Secretary Robinson Travels to Germany, the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Somalia, and Uganda

Edit APO 15 Oct 2016
In Berlin, he will participate in the fifth annual SLF, whose eight participating countries identify opportunities for international collaboration to address issues related to fragile states and regions plagued by violent conflict ... In Somalia, he will focus on regional extremist actors affecting the Horn of Africa....

Russia denies its missiles in Armenia upset regional balance

Edit Topix 15 Oct 2016
Interfax news agency, Russia Oct 13 2016 Russia denies its missiles in Armenia upset regional balance [Groong note. the below was translated from Russian] An aide to the Russian president has dismissed suggestions that Moscow has upset the military balance in the region by supplying powerful Iskander ballistic missile systems to Armenia, privately-owned Russian news agency Interfax reported on 13 October ... ....

Get your ghoul on: 83 Halloween-related events in the Colorado Springs area

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 15 Oct 2016
Whether you're looking for pulse-raising frights in a haunted house, a family friendly afternoon at a harvest festival or the famous Emma Crawford Coffin Races, there's no shortage of Halloween fun in the Pikes Peak region. Here's a look at some of the Halloween-related events happening around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region in the next several weeks. We'll keep adding events as we get information.  ... ....

Toys for Tots campaign begins

Edit Times Union 15 Oct 2016
U.S. Marines and other officials with the Capital Region Toys for Tots campaign held the annual season kickoff news conference at their headquarters in Colonie on Friday. The Capital Region Toys for Tots Campaign proudly serves 14 upstate New York counties including Albany, Broome, Clinton, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington and Warren ... ....

Public forums set for 2017 pronghorn, elk hunt recommendations (Arizona Game and Fish Department)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016
at the following Game and Fish regional offices. ... Constituents who are interested in specific game management units within those regions will have the opportunity to discuss management direction ... After the public forums have been completed, the final proposed draft hunt recommendations will be made available for public review at several regional open houses and posted on the department's website at www.azgfd.gov/huntguidelinesby Nov....

Brazil opens Latin America's first elephant sanctuary

Edit BBC News 15 Oct 2016
The first elephant sanctuary in Latin America has opened in Brazil to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus animals from across the region....

Food from across India at your doorstep

Edit DNA India 15 Oct 2016
I moved to Mumbai to pursue hotel management a year later, but was unable to find any food from my region there as well," he says, ... Delhi has never had a dearth of places to order in good ol' kebabs & curries, but as Langhu has figured, the demand for authentic regional cuisine from around the country, has seen a surge in popularity of....
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