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EXPERT SPEAKDo you sit for 8 hours a day? Know how prolonged sitting impacts your blood flow

India, Feb. 15 -- Work culture has shifted subtly in recent years, with a direct impact on how our bodies function. For example, hours spent sitting at desks, multiple virtual meetings, daily commutin... Read More


NCP preparing to form shadow cabinet as 'watchdog', says Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is preparing to form a shadow cabinet, according to party spokesperson and former interim government advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. In a post o... Read More


Indonesia integrates aid, cooperative programs to reduce poverty

Indonesia, Feb. 15 -- The Indonesian government has launched a collaborative initiative between the Family Hope Program (PKH) and the Red and White Village Cooperative Program (KDMP) to strengthen vil... Read More


Over 1,000 GP clinics to stay open in Singapore during Chinese New Year, says MOH

SINGAPORE, Feb. 15 -- More than 1,000 general practitioner (GP) clinics in Singapore will remain open over the upcoming Chinese New Year period from Feb 16 to Feb 18 to provide medical care to the pub... Read More


US-Nigeria: The partnership of the hawk and the hen, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Information filtered through a few weeks ago, that "a small team" of United States (US) soldiers were in Nigeria. On Tuesday, 10 February an additional information was that 200 Ame... Read More


Asim Munir Meets Marco Rubio at Munich Security Conference

Afghanistan, Feb. 15 -- Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, met the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio in Germany to discuss regional security cooperation and counterterrorism efforts amid ongoing tensi... Read More


Singapore man with mild dementia found in Kuala Lumpur after missing for eight days

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 15 -- SINGAPORE, Feb 15 - A 76-year-old Singaporean man with mild dementia who went missing in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month has been found, according to The Straits Times. In a ... Read More


As BNP returns to power, Tarique Rahman faces defining task of healing a divided Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- After a long road marked by street movements, repression and prison sentences, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is poised to form a government again -- nearly two decades after... Read More


India goes for Guinness World Records with 24-hour AI pledge drive at India AI Impact Summit 2026

India, Feb. 15 -- As India gears up to inaugurate the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, under the Ind... Read More


Several factions oppose CEB's proposal to increase electricity tariffs

Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- Several parties have expressed opposition to the Ceylon Electricity Board's (CEB) proposal to increase electricity tariffs by 13.56% for the second quarter of 2026. Trade union ... Read More