LONDON, March 29 ― We’re not all equal when it comes to insomnia. However, there are a few healthy lifestyle habits that can help minimise the risk of sleep difficulties. One of these is exercise, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Open. The findings of this study are the result of 10 … Read more
KUCHING, March 20 — Human rights activist Peter John Jaban today warned that Malaysia is at risk of sliding into a divided country along the racial and religious lines. He said issues such as the decision to gazette bak kut teh as a national heritage dish of Malaysia and issues surrounding vernacular schools have become … Read more
PUERTO AYORA (Ecuador), March 18 — Industrial fishing boats hover menacingly on the edges of Ecuador’s Galapagos Marine Reserve, where schools of multicoloured fish and hammerhead sharks frolic in the protected Pacific waters. The reserve is a haven for the flurry of creatures and plants living in the waters around the Galapagos Islands where naturalist … Read more
NAPLES, March 7 — Minuscule pieces of plastic lodged in the fatty deposits that line human arteries may be linked with higher risks for heart disease, strokes, and death, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday. Among 304 patients who underwent procedures to clear a major artery in the neck, 58 per cent were found to have … Read more
Nasdaq Risk Platform secures first customer in Thailand, serving as an anchor client in Asia Significantly enhances Kiatnakin Phatra Securities’ real-time risk capability, providing a competitive advantage Reflects Nasdaq’s pivotal role supporting modernization of Thailand’s financial services ecosystem NEW YORK and BANGKOK, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced it has … Read more
PARIS, Feb 12 — From African elephants searching for water, to turtles crossing seas to nest, and to albatrosses on their ocean-spanning search for food, the world’s migratory species are under threat across the planet, according to a landmark report today. The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species assessment, which focusses on the 1,189 … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT) (Enact), a leading provider of private mortgage insurance through its insurance subsidiaries, today announced that its flagship legal entity, Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation, has secured approximately $255 million of additional excess of loss (XOL) reinsurance coverage. This credit risk transfer (CRT) transaction … Read more
NEW YORK, Jan 31 — The mental health of adolescents and young adults is considered a major global concern, as is their use of alcohol and drugs. This prompted US researchers to investigate whether the use of some psychoactive substances could potentially increase their mental distress. And their conclusions are unequivocal, since the scientists report … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Parents’ sharing of their children’s daily activities through photographs and location check-ins openly on social media invites the risk of committing sexual crimes, said Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and Child Investigations Division (D11) principal assistant director ACP Siti Kamsiah Hassan. She said the information in question attracts sex offenders, especially … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Malaysian government’s plans to bring “regressive” amendments to the country’s citizenship laws to Parliament means locally-born children would have their existing rights to automatically be citizens taken away, and will instead result in “Little Napoleons” having the power to decide if they should be registered as Malaysians, a lawyer … Read more
